Lower
Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.
Need
Need verb - To have as a requirement.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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For example, a pure physical sweeper would want Adamant to maximize their Attack and lower their Special Attack, which they do not need.
Source: Dump Stat -
In Real life, people can survive bifurcation, but the lower body can't survive because the nerves are no longer being connected to the brain and it lacks a source of oxygenated blood, therefore victims need either prosthetics on the lower body area or have to use a wheelchair for mobility.
Source: Detachable Lower Half -
Most higher tier items need their lower tier equivalent as part of the crafting recipe, and at a certain level for 4 and 5 star items to boot.
Source: Video Game / Spiral Knights
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Need and Lower. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/need
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Need or Lower. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/lower/need.
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