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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'need'

1. (noun) need, demand
a condition requiring relief
Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperism, demand, pauperization, requirement, motive, motivation, want, penury

2. (noun) need, want
anything that is necessary but lacking
Synonyms: indigence, need, pauperism, deprivation, demand, pauperization, wish, wishing, privation, deficiency, motive, motivation, lack, neediness, want, penury

3. (noun) motivation, motive, need
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
Synonyms: indigence, need, motivating, demand, pauperization, want, motive, motivation, pauperism, motif, penury

4. (verb) indigence, need, penury, pauperism, pauperization
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
Synonyms: motive, need, pauperism, demand, impoverishment, pauperization, indigence, motivation, pauperisation, want, penury

5. (verb) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
require as useful, just, or proper
Synonyms: require, read, pick up, occupy, subscribe to, withdraw, lead, ingest, inquire, take on, carry, deal, assume, have, hold, choose, study, learn, fill, necessitate, bespeak, invite, imply, consume, drive, hire, posit, consider, need, rent, pick out, collect, quest, contract, adopt, film, remove, demand, gather up, lease, take aim, want, take up, train, strike, use up, select, take, engage, make, claim, regard, enquire, request, get hold of, exact, take away, pack, call for, affect, expect, bring, command, submit, convey, shoot, aim, direct, contend, charter, get, contain, take in, subscribe, involve, acquire, look at, postulate, accept, guide, admit, ask, conduct

6. (verb) want, need, require
have need of
Synonyms: take, need, require, expect, demand, involve, ask, desire, command, postulate, call for, necessitate, want

7. (verb) need
have or feel a need for
Synonyms: take, involve, require, demand, ask, postulate, call for, necessitate, want

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