What's the word for "doing something because you have to?" [closed]
Solution 1:
In an obligation, one has no choice. You are obliged to do something by external force or circumstances.
Solution 2:
If you are looking for words meaning HAVE to:
necessary (or requisite)
absolutely needed
inevitable
incapable of being avoided or evaded
essential
of the utmost importance
see also inescapable and imperative
The attitude of doing what you have to could be
survivalism
an attitude, policy, or practice based on the primacy of survival as a value
Doing something because you have to:
endure
1 to undergo especially without giving in
2 to remain firm under suffering or misfortune without yielding
subsist
to have or acquire the necessities of life
Solution 3:
Necessity
- a. The condition or quality of being necessary. b. Something necessary: The necessities of life include food, clothing, and shelter.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Necessity
Solution 4:
**Imperative ** ?
1. absolutely necessary or required: It is imperative that we leave.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/imperative