Need synonyms such as deprivation, be crying out for, be compelled to, call, demand, badly off, and crisis. Need is a verb, and its antonyms are optional, abundance, and surplus. Additionally, here are 87 synonyms and nearby words for need as well as words beginning with
N, and Ne.
87 synonyms for need
1. require
be crying out for
be desperate for
be in need of
be in want of
be short of
be without
call for
called for
compulsory
entail
have need of
have occasion for/to
lacking
miss
necessitate
obligatory
require
requisite
stand in need of
wanted
2. have to
be compelled to
be obliged to
be under a compulsion to
be under an obligation to
have need to
have to
3. necessity
4. essential
desideratum
requisite
wish
5. neediness
badly off
deprivation
destitute
destitution
dire/desperate straits
disadvantaged
emergency
exigency
extremity
impecunious
impecuniousness
impoverished
in want
indigence
indigent
necessitous
neediness
needy
on the breadline
penurious
penury
poverty-stricken
privation
requiring help
unable to make ends meet
underprivileged
urgency