Necessity and Shortage

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Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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

Shortage noun - A falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number.

Usage example: there was a troubling shortage of supplies for the troops overseas this year

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Necessity and shortage are semantically related in amount topic. Sometimes you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Shortage".

Nearby Words: short, shorted, shortfall, shorting

similar	similar necessity	similar shortage
sheer	sheer necessity	sheer shortage
obvious	obvious necessity	obvious shortage
plain	plain necessity	plain shortage
Other adjectives: constant, bad, dire, dramatic, used, frequent, desperate, apparent, temporary, inevitable, strategic, wartime.

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