Need synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
The definition of a requirement is something that is necessary.
The state or quality of being penniless.
The condition of being indigent
Inability or failure of an organ or tissue to perform its normal function
sine qua non (Latin)
A requirement
A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.
Pressing needs; demands; requirements
To be in need of something:
Requisite is something that is necessary or required to achieve some goal or do some task.
A shortage of required material.
(Now Rare) Want; poverty
The definition of a compulsion is an irresistible urge to do something or on obsession with something, or a constraint or an unstoppable force causing action.
A decision
The definition of a want is something desired or wished for.
To be in need of; need
be without
have need of
live from hand to mouth
have need of
To require or compel.
own (antonym)
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge:
have (antonym)
To hold in the mind; entertain:
To want to have sex with (another person).
To have a strong desire or craving.
A disease or physical ailment:
Penury is defined as extreme poverty or lacking basic necessities.
(Law) Those things essential to maintaining a dependent or incompetent in comfort and well-being
A requirement
A request that some act be done or payment made in accordance with a legal requirement.
A fundamental ingredient.
Urgency is defined as something requiring fast or swift action, or it means insistent or having a persistent quality.
feel the necessity for
have need of
be in need
have need of
suffer privation
have need of
be destitute
have need of
have occasion for
have need of
feel a dearth
have need of
have use for
have need of
have need for
have need of
To fail to understand or have a shortcoming of perception.
be deprived of
have need of
be deficient in
have need of
go hungry
have need of
not approach
have need of
feel-the-pinch
(Idiomatic, informal) To suffer significant financial pressure.
be down and out
have need of
be hard up
have need of
be up against it
have need of
have need of
The definition of oblige is to compel, force or obligate someone to do something by force, or to do as someone wishes, or to be indebted to someone.
poverty (related)
Poverty is the state of being poor, having little money or being in need of a specific quality.
need to (related)
Require
have need of
To mar or otherwise treat (an object or fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use.
have need of
have need of
To move (something) with a pinch bar.
To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:
plenty (antonym)
A plentiful or abundant supply; enough or more than enough
fortune (antonym)
What happens or is going to happen to one; one's lot, good or bad, esp. one's future lot
comfort (antonym)
Help; assistance:
riches (antonym)
Valuable possessions; much money, property, etc.; wealth
luxury (antonym)
Something that is desirable but expensive or hard to obtain or do:
do-not-want (antonym)
want something
A requirement which must be satisfied before taking a course of action.
In education, a course or topic that must be completed before another course or topic can be started. May be colloquially referred to as a prereq.
Without which not. Something that is indispensable and upon which something else relies.
A rushing, forceful attack:
The state of being emotionally or intellectually devoted, as to a belief, a course of action, or another person:
A legally-defined responsibility to perform certain acts or meet certain standards of performance; an essential element of proof in a tort action is that the defendant had a duty to act in a certain manner, such as the duty to use due care in the operation of a motor vehicle. Duties may be mandated by law, such as the duty to pay taxes, or may be voluntary, such as those assumed under a contract.
A binding or compelling rule, duty, requirement, etc.
Something for which one is responsible; a duty, obligation, or burden.
An extreme state of poverty, in which a person is almost completely lacking in resources or means of support.
The property of being impecunious.
The state of being impoverished.
The quality of being penurious.
The act of depriving someone of such basic necessities; deprivation.
have got to
have-to
must-needs
over (related)
(Mil.) A shot that hits or explodes beyond the target
rich (related)
A diminutive of the male given name Richard.
Desire or enthusiasm to accomplish or achieve something
The condition of being a pauper
The act or process of reducing to pauperism.
To expect or demand:
Postulate is defined as to claim, demand or assert something as truth.
To envelop, enfold, entangle, or embarrass.
Something considered necessary or highly desirable.
be in want
have need of
be-short
have need of
be inadequate
have need of
be needy
have need of
be poor
have need of
be bereft
have need of
hold (antonym)
To bind (someone) to a consequence of his or her actions.
have need of
The state of being impecunious; impecuniousness
The state of being needy
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
Find another word for need. In this page you can discover 112 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for need, like: requirement, pennilessness, obligation, indigence, insufficiency, sine qua non (Latin), shortage, exigency, lack, requisite and inadequacy.