Synonyms of needed

needed 1 of 2

adjective

as in necessary

impossible to do without

pack only what will be needed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• necessary
• required
• essential
• needful
• integral
• vital
• imperative
• critical
• crucial
• important
• requisite
• must-have
• indispensable
• all-important
• mandatory
• of the essence
• compulsory
• prerequisite
• basic
• key
• necessitous
• urgent
• major
• meaningful
• fundamental
• obligatory
• organic
• substantial
• significant
• momentous
• central
• pressing
• persistent
• insistent
• consequential
• nonelective
• material
• weighty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unnecessary
• needless
• nonessential
• extra
• unwanted
• unneeded
• undesired
• dispensable
• unimportant
• insignificant
• excess
• external
• unessential
• superfluous
• inessential
• surplus
• inconsequential
• extraneous

needed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of need

as in required

to have as a requirement

a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• required
• wanted
• took
• demanded
• involved
• necessitated
• challenged
• claimed
• warranted
• called for
• bore
• asked
• entailed
• begged
• lacked
• insisted
• hurt (for)
• cried (for)
• stipulated
• clamored (for)
• enjoined
• exacted
• pressed
• commanded
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of needed

Adjective

Diesel is at an all-time high because of the war; every item in your grocery store was shipped there by truck and needed diesel. — Serena Maria Daniels, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026

Communication breakdowns may leave patients unaware of available services, while a lack of referrals can keep them from receiving needed care. — Marci Lee Nilsen, The Conversation, 22 Oct. 2026

Schools closed before Isaias swept through the region last Friday and have been scrambling to make needed repairs to facilities while awaiting power restoration. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Many shelters are operated by nonprofit organizations but owned by the city or private entities, limiting the nonprofit’s ability to make needed improvements. — Jeffrey Ginsburg, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Among the boundaries that have been breached, according to the new report, are carbon dioxide concentrations, which reached a record 426 parts per million (ppm) because fossil fuel burning had not decreased at nearly the needed pace. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026

Attentive leaders explore more diverse, needed and applicable professional development that enables their workforce. — Kellie Lauth, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Additional chances of needed rain along with much cooler weather are in the forecast heading into next week. — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2026

This is the airspace Gillian has carved out for herself in 2026, when her services are extra-needed. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The humanoid reportedly uses NVIDIA’s Jetson Thor computing platform, which provides the processing capabilities needed to support its robotic functions. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

The Wall Street Journal reports that the ship's launch was delayed at the beginning because the boat needed repairs. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

More research is needed to determine whether the findings apply to other groups. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Bosh said an adjustment, albeit a different one, might be needed by Adebayo. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

And polls ahead of Tuesday’s Israeli elections show that his party may not win the seats needed to form a government. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Neither candidate reached the majority needed to win outright, forcing both campaigns to compete for a shrinking pool of undecided voters while trying to mobilize their supporters in a country deeply divided over its political future. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026

Eisenkot argued that Israel needed to concentrate its military resources on defeating Hamas in the south before embarking on another major conflict. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

Turnout is expected to be high and could push most smaller parties below the 3% threshold needed to make it into the assembly. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026