Need and Respect

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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

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

Respect noun - Relation to or concern with something specified.

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Need and respect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a noun "Respect".

high	high need	high respect
particular	particular need	particular respect
certain	certain need	certain respect
genuine	genuine need	genuine respect
Other adjectives: critical, deep, obvious, strong, actual, real, constant, great, serious, huge, little, personal, new, possible, apparent, less, further, greater, greatest.

love	need love	respect love
skill	need skill	respect skill
power	need power	respect power
strength	need strength	respect strength
Other words: hero, man, people, someone, time, way, space, money, bit, friends, skills.

She's in a wheelchair, and she has real trouble getting her teammates to respect that she doesn't need to be protected constantly.

Source: Disabled Means Helpless
Wu seems like the only employee who didn't need a reminder of the boss' birthday, this sincere act of respect earns him a promotion, prompting all of the surviving employees to kiss up to him.

Source: Webcomic / Free Spirit
Paragon Shepard is the more understanding, "we need to earn respect" type, while Renegade Shepard is...quoted above.

Source: Humans Are Leaders

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