Hum and Need

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Hum

Hum verb - To be copiously supplied.
Usage example: one restaurant was humming with diners, while a neighboring eatery was practically empty
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Need is an antonym for hum.

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.
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Synonyms for Need
Antonyms for Need
Hum is an antonym for need.
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful
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How words are described

high high hum high need
low low hum low need
usual usual hum usual need
constant constant hum constant need

Common collocations

ability hum ability need ability
character hum character need character
people hum people need people
way hum way need way
Other words: eyes.
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