needs | Definition of needs

needs

noun , plural of need

Synonyms and Antonyms of needs

1 something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable

got a job that barely provided for his basic needs

Synonyms of needs

conditions, demands, essentials, musts, must-haves, necessaries, necessities, needfuls, requirements, requisites, sine qua nons (also sine quibus non)

Words Related to needs

preconditions, prerequisites

advantages, edges, pluses (also plusses)

desiderations, desiderata, wishes

Near Antonyms of needs

amenities, comforts, extras, extravagances, frills, indulgences, luxuries, superfluities, surpluses, surplusages

Antonyms of needs

nonessentials, nonnecessities

2 something one must do because of prior agreement

no need to apologize

Synonyms of needs

burdens, charges, commitments, devoirs, dos (or do's) [archaic], duties, imperatives, incumbencies, obligations, offices, responsibilities

Words Related to needs

oaths, pledges, promises, troths, vows, words

arrangements, prearrangements (or pre-arrangements), setups

compacts, contracts, covenants, pacts, trusts

debts, payments, tributes

compulsions, constraints, restraints

musts, requirements

coercions, duresses, forces

appointments, engagements, reservations

burdens, onuses

Near Antonyms of needs

graces, postponements, stays

discharges, eases, exemptions, releases, reliefs, waivers

alternatives, choices, options, picks, preferences, selections