needed
Couldn't do without
Needed describes something required or necessary: We have all the needed supplies.
It's the past participle of need functioning as an adjective, often interchangeable with necessary but slightly more immediate—needed emphasizes that the requirement has been identified, while necessary suggests inherent requirement.
The needed repairs were finally completed.
Essential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- fundamentalForming the base
necessary · requisite · core · integral · basic · primary · key · critical
Serious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- immediateHappening without delay
critical · time-sensitive · desperate · acute · dire · priority · expedient · imperative
Required by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
- stipulatedRequired as a condition
specified · demanded · expected · prescribed · dictated · enforced · regulated · required
Insufficiency of something needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
- shortfallFailure to reach quota
deficiency · gap · undersupply · want · privation · inadequacy · unavailability · depletion
Venue for trade
- supplyFurnish or stock
- consumersThose who buy goods
- buyersThose who obtain goods
- purchasingAcquiring through payment
sales · growth · commerce · trade · retail · wholesale · distribution · forecasting
vital
Essential or sustaining existence
- crucialOf supreme importance
- indispensableUtterly required, irreplaceable
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
fundamental · necessary · requisite · core · integral · basic · primary · key · critical · central
emergency
Serious sudden danger
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
immediate · critical · time-sensitive · desperate · acute · dire · priority · expedient · imperative · swift
mandatory
Required by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- prerequisiteRequired prior condition
stipulated · specified · demanded · expected · prescribed · dictated · enforced · regulated · required · qualification
scarcity
Insufficiency of something needed
- lackDeficiency or absence
- insufficiencyShortfall in amount needed
- dearthAcute shortage of something
shortfall · deficiency · gap · undersupply · want · privation · inadequacy · unavailability · depletion · sparsity
market
Venue for trade
purchasing · sales · growth · commerce · trade · retail · wholesale · distribution · forecasting · trend
neededunnecessary
Not essential or required
unneeded · optional · nonessential · dispensable · superfluous
- need toAre required to
- I needExpressing necessity or desire
- in needLacking necessary resources
- as neededWhen necessity arises
- I need your helpAppeal for assistance
- needless to sayPhrase preceding evident statements
need, needs, needing, needless, unneeded, needlessly, needful, needn't, needfulness