Synonyms of needing

needing

verb

present participle of need

as in requiring

to have as a requirement

a national crisis that needs a strong leader to solve it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requiring
• wanting
• taking
• demanding
• involving
• necessitating
• claiming
• challenging
• calling for
• warranting
• asking
• begging
• bearing
• lacking
• entailing
• insisting
• crying (for)
• hurting (for)
• clamoring (for)
• pressing
• commanding
• enjoining
• stipulating
• exacting
• questing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• having
• holding
• possessing
• owning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of needing

Its autonomous system rerouted the aircraft without needing previous familiarity with the destination airport. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Connecticut has urgent crisis centers, which operate as walk-in clinics for children needing mental health services in Hartford, New Haven, Waterbury and New London. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

What wasn’t so cute was fans needing to purchase a special upcharged ticket to get access to the bobbleheads. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

This has broad implications for college enrollment strategies and levels and for HR teams needing to reimagine and create new talent development pathways. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

In these scenarios, tackling a small area or surface can be a great way to get started without needing to devote your entire day to deep-cleaning. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 17 Sep. 2026

The Big Ten enters this week largely unscathed after Week 1, with 15 of its teams winning in regulation, another needing assistance from clock operators and two falling considerably short. — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Besides needing to accommodate numerous reentries from SpaceX’s and Blue Origin’s multi-use rockets, another type to consider comes from Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser space plane, which recently gained new contracts for its inaugural orbital flight. — Elizabeth Howell, Scientific American, 7 Sep. 2026

If companies end up needing to clear rights before training their LLMs, Lessig said, the only companies with the resources to pay for copyright costs would be the large corporate entities like OpenAI and Microsoft. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026