Thesaurus
need
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of NEED
1
a state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful <when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape>
Related Words deficiency, deficit, inadequacy, insufficiency; dearth, meagerness, paucity, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, skimpiness; defect, minus; deprivation, famishment, privation; demand, essential, necessity, requirement, requisite
2
something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable <got a job that barely provided for his basic needs>
Synonyms condition, demand, must, must-have, necessary, necessity, need, needful, requirement, requisite, sine qua non
Near Antonyms amenity, comfort, extra, extravagance, frill, indulgence, luxury, superfluity, surplus, surplusage
Antonyms nonessential, nonnecessity
3
something one must do because of prior agreement <no need to apologize>
Synonyms burden, charge, commitment, devoir, do [archaic], duty, imperative, incumbency, need, office, responsibility
Related Words oath, pledge, promise, troth, vow, word; arrangement, prearrangement, setup; compact, contract, covenant, pact, trust; debt, payment, tribute; compulsion, constraint, restraint; must, requirement; coercion, duress, force; appointment, engagement, reservation; burden, onus
4
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions <donating money to help those in need>
Synonyms beggary, destituteness, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, necessity, need, neediness, pauperism, penuriousness, penury, poorness, want
Related Words gutter, misery, woe, wretchedness; exigency; emergency, rainy day; austerity, deprivation, privation; bankruptcy, insolvency; belt-tightening, pinching, straitening
Near Antonyms luxury, prosperity
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