Synonyms and Antonyms of need (nēd)

requirement require sine qua non (Latin) pennilessness obligation indigence insufficiency exigency inadequacy be without necessity shortage compulsion call lack want have need for demand must hunger live from hand to mouth do with oblige requisite necessary desire hanker pinch be destitute feel a dearth miss do-without go hungry feel-the-pinch be hard up be up against it necessitate dependence longing imperative feel the necessity for be deprived of prerequisite thirst crave essential urgency suffer privation have use for not approach be down and out condition distress emergency extremity exigence sine qua non burden charge commitment duty responsibility beggary impecuniousness be in need be compelled to if it is required if the occasion demands if necessary precondition destitution impoverishment penuriousness penury yearn motivation motive pauperism ask postulate take involve call for matter of life and death be deficient in desideratum be in want be inadequate have occasion for be needy be poor be bereft impecuniosity neediness privation weakness pauperization

own have plenty fortune comfort riches wealth luxury do-not-want hold

need to poverty over rich owned need-for allow be able needs in-need cando

dene ₅ need ₅

dee ₄ den ₄ end ₄ nee ₃

de ₃ ed ₃ en ₂ ne ₂