Needed and Refused

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Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

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Refused and needed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Refused" instead a verb "Needed".

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

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Needed and refused are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead a verb "Refused".

Nearby Words: refuse, refusal, refusing, refuser

He refused to be evactuated, and successfully argued that he only needed one eye to sight a rifle, and said his eyepatch made him "look like a pirate", and was allowed to continue as a scout.

Source: Useful Notes / Léo Major
Trouncing Lucy so badly, she needed to be hospitalized in her match-up just because Lucy refused to give up even after having her Keys taken away.

Source: Kick The Dog / Anime and Manga
Although in An's case this was caused by her starving, since she refused to eat regular food like Ali did, and humans' life energy wasn't available every time she needed it.

Source: Ill Girl / Anime and Manga

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