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Need as a Noun has these synonyms:

distress, difficulty, trouble, (dire or desperate) straits, stress, emergency, exigency, extremity, neediness, needfulness, poverty, penury, impecuniousness, destitution, privation, deprivation, indigence, beggary
Example: She was very supportive in his hour of need. The need of the people in that district is heart-rending.

necessity, requirement, call, demand, constraint
Example: There's no need to shout - I can hear you. There is a need to keep this matter confidential. This facility will meet our electricity needs for decades.

require, demand, want, be in want of, call for, have need of or for, lack, miss, have occasion for
Example: This room needs a coat of paint. Although she may want more money, she doesn't need it. Do you need anything to make you more comfortable.

want, lack, dearth, shortage, paucity, scarcity, insufficiency, desideratum
Example: The need for medical supplies was most sharply felt in areas that were already ravaged by famine.

Need as a Verb has these synonyms:

essential, necessary, requisite, prerequisite, necessity, basic, fundamental, sine qua non, desideratum
Example: I am perfectly capable of taking care of my family's needs.

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