need
Can't do without
Need is about requiring something essential or important.
A need can be a necessity: basic human needs, the need for sleep.
To need something is to require it: I need your help, The car needs new brakes.
Need also functions as a modal verb in questions and negatives: Need I say more? , You needn't worry.
A person in need lacks basic necessities.
To do something if need be is to do it if necessary.
Indispensable requirement
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- must-haveIndispensable thing
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
imperative · requisite · condition · stipulation · specification · demand · expectation · criterion
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
- burdenOppressive weight or duty
charge · expectation · accountability · liability · mandate · compulsion · onus · incumbency
To desire something
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- wishYearned-for outcome
appetite · hunger · thirst · aspiration · urge · impulse · itch · drive
Deficiency or absence
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
gap · deficit · void · absence · want · paucity · inadequacy · privation
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- impoverishmentState of extreme deprivation
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
privation · deprivation · want · squalor · homelessness · hunger · underprivileged · disadvantaged
Consumable nourishment source
- waterClear essential liquid
- shelterProtected place or structure
- warmthHeat you feel
- safetyFreedom from harm
clothing · oxygen · sleep · rest · sustenance · nourishment · protection · healthcare
Intense fond attachment
- belongingState of fitting in
- connectionA joining or relation
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- supportTo uphold or sustain
comfort · validation · recognition · security · intimacy · companionship · attachment · affection
necessity
Indispensable requirement
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- must-haveIndispensable thing
mandate · imperative · requisite · condition · stipulation · specification · demand · expectation · criterion · qualification
duty
Required moral task
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
burden · charge · expectation · accountability · liability · mandate · compulsion · onus · incumbency · must
want
To desire something
wish · appetite · hunger · thirst · aspiration · urge · impulse · itch · drive · hankering
lack
Deficiency or absence
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
dearth · gap · deficit · void · absence · want · paucity · inadequacy · privation · shortfall
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- impoverishmentState of extreme deprivation
- penuryExtreme lack of money
indigence · privation · deprivation · want · squalor · homelessness · hunger · underprivileged · disadvantaged · deprived
food
Consumable nourishment source
safety · clothing · oxygen · sleep · rest · sustenance · nourishment · protection · healthcare · medicine
love
Intense fond attachment
- belongingState of fitting in
- connectionA joining or relation
- acceptanceConsent to receive
support · comfort · validation · recognition · security · intimacy · companionship · attachment · affection · reassurance
needluxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
want · nonessential · nonnecessity · nice-to-have · desire
needsurplus
Amount exceeding requirement
plenty · abundance · sufficiency · excess · enough
needhave
Keep in possession
possess · self-sufficiency · own · hold · independence
- need toAre required to
- threading the needleAchieving something requiring extreme precision
- I needExpressing necessity or desire
- needle in a haystackExtremely difficult thing to locate
- in needLacking necessary resources
- as neededWhen necessity arises
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