The word "requires" means to need or demand something. Its antonyms are words that convey the opposite meaning of the term. Some of the antonyms for "requires" include "dispense with," "waive," "yield," "abstain," "spare," "exclude," "renounce," "forfeit," and "forego."
Dispense with means to do without, waive means to forgo willingly, yield means to give in, abstain means to refrain from, spare means to give more than necessary, exclude means to leave out, renounce means to reject, forfeit means to lose the right to, and forego means to go without.