6
need(verb, requirement, inevitability, needfulness)
5
essentials(noun, adjective)
5
necessities(noun, requirement)
4
essential(inevitability, needfulness)
4
necessity(noun, inevitability, needfulness)
3
imperatives(noun, adjective)
3
indispensable
3
must(inevitability, needfulness)
3
requirement(requirement, necessity)
2
bindings(noun, adjective)
2
compulsories
2
demand
2
desideratum(inevitability, needfulness)
2
indispensables
2
musts
2
necessary(inevitability, needfulness)
2
requisites
2
want
2
wants(verb, requirement)
1
bare necessities
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