Need and Superfluity

Opposite meaning words

Need noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.

Usage example: got a job that barely provided for his basic needs

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Superfluity is an antonym for need.

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

Superfluity noun - Something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary.

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Need is an antonym for superfluity in topics: surplus, overabundance.

Nearby Words: superfluous, superfluously

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Superfluity and Need. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/superfluity

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