Necessity and Utility

Necessity

Necessity noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

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Utility and necessity are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utility" instead a noun "Necessity".

Utility noun - The capacity for being useful for some purpose.

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Necessity and utility are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Necessity" instead a noun "Utility".

human	human necessity	human utility
pure	pure necessity	pure utility
best	best necessity	best utility
similar	similar necessity	similar utility
Other adjectives: half, sheer, questionable, obvious, powerful, actual, social, important, practical, last, visual, cultural, tactical.

In this game, there are more tools for the Dark Knight to use - meaning a bigger utility belt is a necessity.

Source: Video Game / Batman: Arkham Origins
Bridge-Burners try to close down all doors between the real world and the Hedge, despite the utility (verging on necessity) other Changelings find in it.

Source: Tabletop Game / Changeling: The Lost

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