necessity is the mother of invention

idiom

—used to say that new ways to do things are found or created when there is a strong and special need for them

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If necessity is the mother of invention, these economic initiatives are giving birth to entrepreneurs, gig workers and founders. —Chris Westfall, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

Samui This alignment was proof that necessity is the mother of invention: early in the COVID-19 pandemic, HBO execs needed a project that could be filmed in a standalone and easily surveilled setting. —Nick Remsen, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025

If necessity is the mother of invention, then reinvention must be the mother of resilience—and few embody that better than Martha Stewart. —Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Nov. 2024

And because necessity is the mother of invention, Guccio Gucci ingeniously thought to use a curved bamboo handle (applying heat to the raw material to create a curved U-shape) in a patented technology that has stood the test of time. —Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024

As the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. —Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2024

If necessity is the mother of invention, war is the midwife of innovation. —Eric Schmidt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Feb. 2023

However, necessity is the mother of invention, and on June 17, the Glendale, Arizona police officers decided to rescue a distressed German Shepherd stuck in a canal, using an unlikely tactic – a pumpkin muffin freshly baked by an officer's wife. —Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023

If necessity is the mother of invention, then simplicity is the mother of necessity in all communications! —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 3 May 2023

Rhymes for necessity is the mother of invention

• apprehension
• comprehension
• condescension
• hypertension
• hypotension
• reinvention
• reprehension
• resuspension
• attention
• contention
• convention
• declension