need | Definition of need

need

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of need

1 to have as a requirement

a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it

Synonyms of need

bear, challenge, claim, demand, necessitate, require, take, want, warrant

Words Related to need

entail, involve

ask, beg, claim, clamor (for), cry (for)

hurt (for), lack

command, enjoin, exact, insist, press, quest, stipulate

Phrases Synonymous with need

Near Antonyms of need

Antonyms of need

2 to be under necessity or obligation to

you need not stand when she enters the room

Synonyms of need

have (to), must, ought (to), shall, should

Words Related to need