needful

¹need·ful

adj \ˈnēd-fəl\

Definition of NEEDFUL

1

: being in need

2

: necessary, requisite

— need·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— need·ful·ness noun

Examples of NEEDFUL

1. What's most needful now is patience.
2. <let's first help the needful families in our own community>

First Known Use of NEEDFUL

12th century

Related to NEEDFUL

Synonyms: all-important, critical, imperative, indispensable, integral, must-have, necessary, necessitous, needed, essential, required, requisite, vital

Antonyms: dispensable, inessential, needless, nonessential, unessential, unnecessary, unneeded

Related Words: prerequisite; compulsory, mandatory, nonelective, obligatory; consequential, crucial, important, major, material, meaningful, momentous, significant, substantial, weighty; basic, central, fundamental, key, organic; insistent, persistent, pressing, urgent

Near Antonyms: undesired, unwanted; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant; excess, external, extra, extraneous, superfluous, surplus

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Rhymes with NEEDFUL

heedful