Needed
Specified
Specified adjective - Clearly and explicitly stated.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Specified
Needed and specified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Specified".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- They are shown to get drunk on really large mugs of very strong wine (the exact amount needed is not specified), but then, Legolas is of somewhat higher blood than a mere warden.
Source: Immune to Drugs -
Then again, it is never specified how much cortosis is needed for one blade to make it lightsaber-resistant.
Source: Vibroweapon - There was a court case in 1818 in New York City in which a businessman tried to argue that his whale oil was not subject to government inspection because the law specified "fish oil" needed to be checked for adulteration and whales were not fish.
Source: Taxonomic Term Confusion
Cite this Source
Specified and Needed. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/needed/specified
Needed & Specified. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/needed/specified>.
Specified or Needed. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/needed/specified.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "needed" and "specified" have occurred on timeline