Needed
What it means
Required, valued, or important to a worthwhile purpose.
Reach for it when describing something required or especially valuable to a worthwhile purpose
The repaired well brought needed relief to three farming villages.
Words to choose between 6
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| warm | |
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everyday
called-for
Fits when the situation clearly warrants a response
Careful Called-for concerns appropriateness more than necessity.
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warm
Fits when timely help is gratefully received
Careful Welcome support may not be strictly needed.
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professional
Fits when many people currently seek the resource or skill
Careful Demand can reflect preference rather than need.
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professional
Fits when a result depends on the thing
Careful Necessary sounds less personal than needed.
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professional
required
Fits when a rule or specification creates the demand
Careful Required can be bureaucratic rather than useful.
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formal
Fits when the contribution cannot be omitted
Careful Essential may overstate degrees of need.
Opposites 3
- unneeded
- redundant
- superfluous
Common phrases 3
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much-needed support
Much-needed support arrived before the winter bills were due.
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needed change
The quieter schedule was a needed change for the whole ward.
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where needed
Volunteers moved supplies where needed throughout the afternoon.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated