Need and Search

Need

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

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

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

Search noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.

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Need and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Need" instead a noun "Search".

long	long need	long search
particular	particular need	particular search
deep	deep need	deep search
actual	actual need	actual search
Other adjectives: constant, big, huge, new, desperate, further.

Lame Pun Reaction: During the search for Doris, Sid declares that they need to thoroughly search the road they're on.

Source: Film / Carry On Screaming!
Unless you search every shrub and every room like some sort of criminal investigator, you will miss 90% of the stuff you need to find.

Source: Video Game / LEGO Adaptation Game
You need to search three graves, and what you're looking for is always in the third grave, no matter the order of search.

Source: Schrödinger's Gun

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Search and Need. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/search

Need & Search. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/search>.

Search or Need. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/search.

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