Need and Responsibility

Need

Need noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

Usage example: no need to apologize

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Responsibility and need are semantically related in obligation topic. In some cases you can use "Responsibility" instead a noun "Need".

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

Responsibility noun - Something one must do because of prior agreement.

Usage example: I had the responsibility of closing up the shop at night

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Need and responsibility are semantically related in obligation topic. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a noun "Responsibility".

Nearby Words: responsible, responsibly

human	human need	human responsibility
high	high need	high responsibility
physical	physical need	physical responsibility
true	true need	true responsibility
Other adjectives: deep, actual, real, big, increased, great, serious, huge, little, absolute, social, personal, new, general, apparent, less, greater, greatest, sudden.

Atop the Fourth Wall: With great power comes not just great responsibility, but also the need for restraint.

Source: Central Theme
You Are Not Alone: Urara Receives one to show her that she doesn't need to take on all the responsibility of taking care of the family herself.

Source: Series / Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Rachel has a childish need to be the center of attention, refuses to take responsibility for her own actions, and constantly whines to her friends about her personal problems.

Source: Man Child / Live-Action TV

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