Need
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Need noun – A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful. Usage example: when it came time to wrap the presents, he found he was in need of adhesive tape
Surplus is an antonym for need in do not topic.
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful
Antonyms for Need
Surplus
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Surplus noun – The state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed. Need is an antonym for surplus in topics: deficit, extra material.
Nearby Word: surplusage
Antonyms for Surplus
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- But apparently war-surplus jumpsuits and oxygen masks are all you need to walk around on the surface.
Source: Film / Rocketship X-M - Their need to be rid of surplus equipment once the War is over leads to this cropping up in Eastern Europe and southern China as well.
Source: Literature / A Central East -
Fiction 500: Ilsa Pucci, among other things, buys up surplus military hardware without batting an eye; in an early appearance, she casually asks if the team will need a tank.
Source: Series / Human Target
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Surplus or Need. 2016. Accessed April 12, 2021. https://thesaurus.plus/related/need/surplus.
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