What does "much-needed" mean?

Necessary, essential, very needed.

What is a synonym for "much-needed"?

Common synonyms include: essential, necessary.

Much-needed

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Definitions

Adjective

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Necessary, essential, very needed.

Synonyms

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essential necessary

Example

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"If the real purpose of all the uproar about sweatshop labor in the Third World is to allow college students and professors to feel morally one-up on businesses that are providing much-needed jobs in poor countries, then it accomplishes that purpose."

Etymology

From much + needed.

Related phrases

much-neededly much-neededness

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