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much-needed

much-needed adjective: necessary, essential, very needed.

Adjective

much-needed (comparative more much-needed, superlative most much-needed)

  1. Necessary, essential, very needed.
    Synonyms:
    necessary, essential

Synonyms of much-needed

Forms of much-needed

comparativemore much-needed
superlativemost much-needed
alternative formmuch needed
alternative formmuchneeded

Origin of much-needed

From much + needed.

Words formed from much-needed

  • much-neededly
  • much-neededness

Questions about much-needed

What does much-needed mean?
Much-needed means necessary, essential, very needed.
What part of speech is much-needed?
Much-needed is an adjective.

Words near much-needed in the dictionary

  1. much to be said
  2. much too
  3. Much Wenlock
  4. much what
  5. much will have more
  6. much-needed
  7. much-what
  8. Much-Wiccomb
  9. Mucha
  10. muchacha
  11. muchacho

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