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NEEDED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NEEDED?

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Need another word that means the same as “needed”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “needed” in this overview.

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Needed as an Adjective
Definitions of "Needed" as an adjective
Synonyms of "Needed" as an adjective (3 Words)
Associations of "Needed" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Needed” are: needful, required, requisite

Needed as an Adjective

Definitions of "Needed" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “needed” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

Necessary for relief or supply.

Synonyms of "Needed" as an adjective (3 Words)

needful	Needy. She gave her money away to needful* people.*
required	Required by rule. The corset the garment that ensured the required* female shape.*
requisite	Necessary for relief or supply. The application will not be processed until the requisite* fee is paid.*

Associations of "Needed" (30 Words)

covet	Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person. I covet* one of their smart bags.*
crave	Ask for. If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved.
dearth	An acute insufficiency. There is a dearth* of evidence.*
demand	The act of demanding. A demand* for specialists.*
essential	A thing that is absolutely necessary. He was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent s argument.
famine	A shortage. The famine* of 1921 2.*
indigence	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. Their indigence* appalled him.*
indispensability	The quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without.
indispensable	Unavoidable. An indispensable* worker.*
insufficiency	The condition of being insufficient. Insufficiency of adequate housing.
integral	The result of a mathematical integration F x is the integral of f x if dF dx f x. The first integral* recording of the ten Mahler symphonies.*
lack	Be without or deficient in. Sam did not lack* for friends.*
must	Something that should not be overlooked or missed. You must* be tired.*
necessary	The basic requirements of life, such as food and warmth. See when they need a tactful word of advice and do the necessary.
necessitate	Cause to be a concomitant. A cut which necessitated eighteen stitches.
necessity	Anything indispensable. Political necessity* induced him to consider it.*
needs	In such a manner as could not be otherwise. We must needs* by objective.*
obligate	Commit in order to fulfill an obligation. The lynx is an obligate* carnivore.*
oblige	Bind (someone) by an oath, promise, or contract. Oblige me by not being sorry for yourself.
perforce	By necessity; by force of circumstance. Amateurs perforce* have to settle for less expensive solutions.*
prerequisite	Something that is required in advance. Sponsorship is not a prerequisite* for any of our courses.*
request	A tune or song played on a radio programme typically accompanied by a personal message in response to a listener s request. The letter requested him to report to London.
require	Require as useful just or proper. You will be required to attend for cross examination.
required	Required by rule. Required reading.
requisite	A thing that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end. She believed privacy to be a requisite* for a peaceful life.*
scarcity	A small and inadequate amount. A time of scarcity.
shortage	A state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts. A shortage* of hard cash.*
shortfall	The property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required. They are facing an expected 10 billion shortfall* in revenue.*
vital	The body’s important internal organs. The loss of vital* heat in shock.*
want	Feel or have a desire for want strongly. You don t want* to believe everything you hear.*