Necessity
Necessity noun - The state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions.
Usage example: two years of unemployment had reduced the family to abject necessity
Prosperity is an antonym for necessity.
Prosperity
Prosperity noun - The condition of prospering; having good fortune.
Necessity is an antonym for prosperity.
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