Need and Necessary

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Need

Need noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Usage example: got a job that barely provided for his basic needs

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Necessary is a synonym for need in demand topic. In some cases you can use "Necessary" instead a noun "Need", when it comes to topics like requirement.

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

Necessary

Necessary noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Usage example: a modest income that provided the family with only the necessaries of life

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Need is a synonym for necessary in demand topic. You can use "Need" instead a noun "Necessary", if it concerns topics such as necessity, requirement.

Nearby Words: necessity, necessarily

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good	good need	good necessary
natural	natural need	natural necessary
powerful	powerful need	powerful necessary
real	real need	real necessary
Other adjectives: big, huge, bad, new, frequent, possible, different.

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