Needing

Synonyms for "needing" (89 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Noun(3 words)
be short ofdeficiency statedemand

Strong matches (27)

desirousdestitute ofdevoiddevoid ofeagerembryonicempty offailingfor want offorlorn ofhopinghormichypoplasticimmaturein arrearin arrearsin defaultin default ofin short supplyin want of
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Noun(5 words)
driveentailimpoverishedin needin need of

Related words (44)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
adjectiveconditiondescriptive adjectivemental statemotivational stateneedparticipial adjectivequalifying adjectivestate

More specific

21 entries
basic needcalibrationcare seekerscognitive needemotional needfinancial needfundinghousing needneeding attentionneeding careneeding maintenanceneeding resourcesneedy populationnutritional needongoing needphysical need

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Collocations

14 entries
academic needfinancial needhousing needneeding attentionneeding calibrationneeding careneeding fundingneeding guidanceneeding maintenanceneeding resourcesneeding supportneeding validationnutritional needunmet need

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

7 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I have suffered through everything sour, but found nothing more bitter than needing people.

Source: tatoeba (607725)

He told the boss some cockamamie story about being sick and needing days off from work.

Source: tatoeba (982667)

Tell Tom I won't be needing his help.

Source: tatoeba (1860537)

You won't be needing that.

Source: tatoeba (1895645)

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