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necessities

NOUN

bread

Synonyms

STRONG

aliment comestibles diet fare feed grub nourishment nurture nutriment provender provisions shingle subsistence sustenance viands victuals

WEAK

bed and board staff of life

NOUN

subsistence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

livelihood ration sustenance

STRONG

affluence aliment alimentation bread capital circumstances competence earnings existence food fortune gratuity income independence keep legacy living maintenance means money nurture pension property provision resources riches salary salt substance support upkeep victuals wages wealth wherewithal

WEAK

bread and butter

Antonyms

STRONG

bills debt ignorance neglect poverty

NOUN

supplies

Synonyms

STRONG

food foodstuffs items material materials provender rations replenishments stock store stores

WEAK

raw materials

NOUN

support

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care payment relief responsibility subsidy

STRONG

alimentation alimony allowance keep livelihood living maintenance nutriment provision stock stores subsistence sustenance upkeep victuals

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun neglect

WEAK

block disapproval discouragement frustration opposition stop

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Ideal sites needed reliable access to water and other necessities, along with landscape features that could help drive and contain bison herds.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

For instance, the average cost of basic necessities for a married couple with kids, about one-fifth of U.S. households, is now more than $5,800 per month.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The routines Banda's residents have developed - starting work before sunrise, retreating indoors at midday, seeking shade wherever they can find it - are increasingly becoming necessities rather than adaptations.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Now, authorities have centralised operations around a sprawling centre that supplies drones with medications and other necessities.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

In denying their bodies the most basic necessities, jockeys demonstrated incredible fortitude.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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