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

These will include a next generation of landers the agency anticipates needing once humans have started to return to the moon regularly. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2026

The mayor said city officials have faced a tough choice in recent years between contributing to reserves and needing to make even deeper budget cuts, or leaving the reserves alone and making softer cuts. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

King won the at-large seat after two voting rounds, needing 21 votes to win. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Understanding of pediatric myopia had advanced dramatically since her own school years, when needing glasses seemed little more than an inconvenience. — Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026

That means insurance policies have fewer people who are paying premiums without needing expensive medical care. — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026

Care can move in both directions without either person needing to keep a running total of who owes what. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 4 Nov. 2026

Ideally, patients in the future may be able to undergo surgery and receive the vaccine and Keytruda without needing further melanoma treatment, Postow told CNBC. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

The battery is rated to last up to one year before needing replacement. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026