Synonyms for needed
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1. needed

   That is necessary which must exist, occur, or be true; which in the nature of things can not be otherwise. That which is essential belongs to the essence of a thing, so that the thing can not exist in its completeness without it; that which is indispensable may be only an adjunct, but it is one that can not be spared; vigorous health is essential to an arctic explorer; warm clothing is indispensable. That which is requisite (or required) is so in the judgment of the person requiring it, but may not be so absolutely; thus, the requisite is more a matter of personal feeling than the indispensable. Inevitable (Latin in, not, and evito, shun) is primarily the exact equivalent of the Saxon unavoidable; both words are applied to things which some at least would escape or prevent, while that which is necessary may meet with no objection; food is necessary, death is inevitable; a necessary conclusion satisfies a thinker; an inevitable conclusion silences opposition. An infallible proof is one that necessarily leads the mind to a sound conclusion. Needed and needful are more concrete than necessary, and respect an end to be attained; we speak of a necessary inference; necessary food is what one can not live without, while needful food is that without which he can not enjoy comfort, health, and strength.

   Synonyms:
   essential, indispensable, inevitable, infallible, necessary, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniable

   Antonyms:
   casual, contingent, needless, non-essential, optional, unnecessary, useless, worthless

   Preposition:
   Necessary to a sequence or a total; for or to a result or a person; unity is necessary to (to constitute) completeness; decision is necessary for command, or for a commander.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

   Synonyms:
   mandatory, requisite, needful, compulsory, required

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary

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1. List of paraphrases for "needed":

   necessary, required, need, requisite, needs, requirements, requires, require, essential, indispensable, lack

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1. Bill Vaughan:

   Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed.

2. Clark County Commissioner Lawrence Weekly:

   We needed a solution to this problem quickly, and I want to thank everyone involved for their hard work so that our homeless population has a place to sleep tonight.

3. Chris Hondros:

   I've been to that place I needed to go.

4. Bruce Whitelaw:

   This project, by increasing our understanding of how the early human embryo develops and grows, will add to the basic scientific knowledge needed for devising strategies to assist infertile couples and reduce the anguish of miscarriage.

5. Robert Quigley:

   These shortages come and go for a variety of reasons, many pharmaceutical companies are unable and/or unwilling to maintain a pipeline (of needed medicines).