Need and Plenty

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Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
Usage example: when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape
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Plenty is an antonym for need in topics: want, poverty, emergency.
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

Plenty

Plenty noun - An amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs.
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Synonyms for Plenty
Antonyms for Plenty
Need is an antonym for plenty in much topic.
Nearby Words: plentiful, plentifully, plenitude, plenteous
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How words are described

old old need old plenty
high high need high plenty
many many need many plenty
infinite infinite need infinite plenty
Other adjectives: actual, large, big, great, huge, little, social, new, less, limited.

Both words in one sentence

  • There are plenty of doctors in the game's world that get by just fine without the Healing Touch, but when you need it, you need it.
    Source: Sweet and Sour Grapes
  • Puny Earthlings Likewise Namekian's are either priests or warriors with no need to worry about sustaining themselves because they only need water to live, which the planet has in plenty.
    Source: Puny Earthlings
  • Camping Episode Emily and her friends need to encourage Jetta that there is plenty of fun to have on a camping trip and she does not need homely possessions.
    Source: Camping Episode
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