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- Dictionaryneed/niːd/
verb
- 1. require (something) because it is essential or very important rather than just desirable: "I need help now" Similar
- 2. expressing necessity or obligation: "need I say more?" Similar
noun
- 1. circumstances in which something is necessary; necessity: "the basic human need for food" Similar
- 2. a thing that is wanted or required: "his day-to-day needs" Similar
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Synonyms for NEED: require, want, take, demand, necessitate, involve, challenge, claim; Antonyms of NEED: have, hold, possess, own, supply, sufficiency, adequacy, fund.
Synonyms for NEEDS: necessarily, inevitably, unavoidably, ipso facto, inescapably, ineluctably, perforce, involuntarily; Antonyms of NEEDS: unnecessarily, has, holds, owns, possesses, nonessentials, surpluses, comforts
Find 3,105 synonyms for need and other similar words that you can use instead based on 18 separate contexts from our thesaurus.
Synonyms for NEEDED: necessary, required, essential, needful, integral, vital, imperative, critical; Antonyms of NEEDED: unnecessary, needless, nonessential, extra, unwanted, unneeded, undesired, dispensable.
noun. These are words and phrases related to need. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of need. The old man has a daughter who looks after his needs. Synonyms. want. requisite. requirement. necessity.
Synonyms for Need (other words and phrases for Need).
Synonyms for NEED: necessity, exigency, necessary, demand, requisite, requirement, exigence, obligation, compulsion; Antonyms for NEED: have, have, plenty, fortune, comfort, riches, wealth, luxury, have.
Antonyms: have, want, own, hold, possess. Sense: Verb: have to - followed by 'to'. Synonyms: feel the need to, have to, must, should, should really, ought to, ought, want to, be obliged to, be obligated to. Sense: Verb: necessitate.
Synonyms for the word need include requirement, demand, essential, necessary, crucial, and imperative. Other synonyms for need include want, desire, longing, craving, and yearning. These synonyms often connote a stronger emotional context compared to need.
