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Needed

🔄 Synonyms of "Needed"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

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requisitenounEssential, indispensable, required.
necessarynounRequired, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
requiredNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
needfulnounNeeded; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Needed"

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needfulnounNeeded; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
requisitenounEssential, indispensable, required.
necessarynounRequired, essential, whether logically inescapable or needed in order to achieve a desired result or avoid some penalty.
requiredverbNecessary; obligatory; mandatory.
necessitynounThe quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite.
needyIn need; poor.
essentialnounNecessary.
requirementnounA necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.
mustverbTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failure or negative consequence.
accurateTelling the truth or giving a true result; exact; not defective or faulty.
usedverbIn used to.
requiringnoun(archaic) A requirement.
shouldverbOught to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.
adequateverbEqual to or fulfilling some requirement.
sufficientOf a type or kind that suffices, that satisfies requirements or needs.
meriteddeserved
requireverbNaturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
expectedverbAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
imperativenounEssential; crucial; extremely important.
appropriateverb(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

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