Need and Profess

Need

Need verb - To have as a requirement.

Profess and need are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Profess" instead a verb "Need".

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

Profess

Profess verb - To present a false appearance of.

Need and profess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a verb "Profess".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

power need power profess power
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