Another word for need
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Noun
A condition in which something necessary or desirable is required or wanted
See also:Something indispensable
See also:An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion
See also:The condition of being extremely poor
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Verb
To be required or compelled to do
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Another word for need
Noun
Verb
Idioms:
have need to
Synonym Study
- Requisite applies to something that is indispensable to a particular end or purpose a sense of rhythm is a requisite in a dancer
- Exigency refers to a necessity created by some emergency, crisis, or compelling circumstances the exigencies created by the flood
- Necessity , a more formal word, suggests an imperative need for something indispensable but lacks the emotional connotations of needthey are in need of food, food is a necessity for all living things
- Need refers to a pressing requirement of something essential or desirable that is lacking
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