Need synonyms

Deprivation, be crying out for, be compelled to, call, demand, badly off, and crisis are all synonyms for need. Optional, abundance, and surplus are antonyms of need. And here are 87 another word for need.

Another word 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, demand, desired, entail, essential, have need of, have occasion for/to, involve, lack, lacking, miss, necessary, necessitate, obligatory, require, required, requisite, stand in need of, want, wanted, and mandatory are all synonyms for need.

2. have to

Be compelled to, be obliged to, be under a compulsion to, be under an obligation to, have to, and have need to are all another word for need.

3. necessity

Call, demand, necessity, obligation, requirement, and exigency are all synonyms for need.

4. essential

Demand, essential, necessity, prerequisite, requirement, requisite, want, wish, and desideratum are all another word for need.

5. neediness

Badly off, crisis, deprivation, deprived, destitute, destitution, difficulty, dire/desperate straits, disadvantaged, distress, emergency, exigency, extremity, hardship, impecunious, impecuniousness, impoverished, in want, indigence, indigent, neediness, needy, on the breadline, penurious, penury, poor, poverty-stricken, poverty, privation, requiring help, trouble, unable to make ends meet, underprivileged, urgency, want, and necessitous are all synonyms for need.

Need synonym statistics

Need synonym page has a variety of synonyms that differ in length. 8 synonyms with 4, and 7 letters and 1 synonym with 5, 17, and 21 letters. 9 synonyms with 6 letters and 7 synonyms with 8, 10, and 11 letters.

17 synonyms with 9 letters and 2 synonyms with 12 letters. 4 synonyms with 13 letters and 3 synonyms with 14, 15, and 20 letters. For a total of 81 another word for need.

Need sentences

You need to rest after the workout.

I need a break from studying.

He doesn’t need any assistance today.

We need to leave before it gets dark.

They need to fix the broken chair.

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    • Opposites: follower, imitator
    • Part of speech: noun
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    • Synonyms: gluttonous, ravenous
    • Opposites: temperate, ascetic
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    • Opposites: silence, neglect
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