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   need

   /nēd/

   verb

   • 1. require (something) because it is essential or very important: "I need help now" Similar requirebe in need ofstand in need ofhave need ofwantbe in want ofbe crying out forbe desperate fordemandcall fornecessitateentailinvolvehave occasion for/tolackbe withoutbe short ofmiss
   • ▪ not want to be subjected to something: "I don't need your sarcasm"
   • 2. expressing necessity or obligation: "need I say more?" Similar have tobe under an obligation tobe obliged tobe compelled tobe under a compulsion toarchaic:have need to
   • 3. be necessary: archaic "lest you, even more than needs, embitter our parting"

   noun

   • 1. circumstances in which something is necessary, or that require some course of action; necessity: "the basic human need for food" Similar necessityobligationrequirementcalldemandrare:exigency
   • 2. a thing that is wanted or required: "his day-to-day needs" Similar requirementessentialnecessitywantrequisiteprerequisitewishdemanddesideratum
   • 3. the state of requiring help, or of lacking basic necessities such as food: "help us in our hour of need" Similar needinesswantpovertydeprivationprivationhardshippenurydestitutionindigenceimpecuniousnessdifficultytroubledistresscrisisemergencyurgencyextremitydire/desperate straitsrare:exigency

   Word Origin Old Englishnēodian (verb), nēod, nēd (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch nood and German Not ‘danger’.

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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.

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   Synonyms for NEEDS: necessarily, inevitably, unavoidably, ipso facto, inescapably, ineluctably, perforce, involuntarily; Antonyms of NEEDS: unnecessarily, has, holds, owns, possesses, nonessentials, surpluses, comforts.

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   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.

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   Synonyms for NEED: necessity, exigency, necessary, demand, requisite, requirement, exigence, obligation, compulsion; Antonyms for NEED: have, have, plenty, fortune, comfort, riches, wealth, luxury, have.

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    Synonyms. have to. be obliged to. 1 (noun) in the sense of requirement. Definition. a requirement. the special nutritional needs of children.

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    Sense: Noun: requirement. Synonyms: necessity, requirement, requisite, prerequisite, obligation, compulsion, call, urgency, must, essential. Antonyms: nonessential, nonnecessity, want, luxury, desire, wealth, fortune, excess. Sense: Noun: longing. Synonyms: longing, craving, desire, wish, want, hunger, thirst, addiction. Sense: Noun: lack.