Necessity and Reason

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Reason and necessity are semantically related in start topic. In some cases you can use "Reason" instead a noun "Necessity".

Reason noun - A statement given to explain a belief or act.

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Necessity and reason are semantically related in start topic. Sometimes you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Reason".

good	good necessity	good reason
best	best necessity	best reason
similar	similar necessity	similar reason
obvious	obvious necessity	obvious reason
Other adjectives: simple, logical, actual, important, practical, new, apparent.

Makes Us Even: He has saved Captain America's life a couple of times — Not for any altruistic reason, of course, but out of necessity.

Source: Comicbook / Red Skull
The reason she's kept around mostly seems to be necessity, namely for financial reasons.

Source: The Friend Nobody Likes
Whatever reason, this trope brings more money to the production, which is often a necessity for covering the costs of filming.

Source: Enforced Trope

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