Needed and Outright

Needed

Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

Outright and needed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outright" instead an adjective "Needed".

Nearby Words: need, needs, needy, needful, needing

Outright

Outright adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.

Needed and outright are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Outright".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Outright invoked by Verne that RJ only needed to tell them he needed food to placate an angry bear, because they'd adopted him as a member of the family and would have helped him without question.
  • Series / Hikonin Sentai Akibaranger Nobuo lampshades the cheapness of the Rangers' death by outright acknowledging that Hatte Saburo can bring them back to life if they are never needed again.
  • Literature / The Velvet Room The Makeover: Although Gwen never outright subjects Robin to one of these, she does remark upon their first meeting how Robin "could be prettier" and "needed to do something with her hair".
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