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Synonyms of need

11 similar words

Another word for need is lack. Other synonyms of need are require.

Synonyms and similar words for need

nounA requirement for something; something needed.

  • occasionA need; requirement, necessity.
  • useOccasion or need to employ; necessity.

verbTo want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

  • desire
  • wish for
  • would like
  • wantTo lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
  • be without
  • lackTo be without, not to have, to need, to require.
  • will archaic

verbRequire.

  • be in need of
  • requireNaturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.

Meaning of need

  1. noun A requirement for something; something needed.
  2. noun A desire or craving for the satisfaction of a requirement perceived as essential or primal.
  3. noun Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

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Questions about synonyms of need

What is another word for need?
Need has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lack and require.
What does need mean?
Need means a requirement for something; something needed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: need (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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