Needed and Useful

Needed

Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

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

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

Useful

Useful adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.

Needed and useful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead an adjective "Useful".

Nearby Words: use, useless, used, usefulness, usefully

Both words in one sentence

  • I Have No Son / Anime and Manga A variation on the trope is the basis of Baby 5's up-until-then-funny quirk: when she was a little girl, her mother harshly abandoned her after telling her she's a bother, and isn't useful or needed.
  • Useful Notes / Plane Spotting They're still useful for some things - they can carry a lot of bombs a long way, so the US keeps some B-52s around in case saturation bombing is needed.
  • Gave Up Too Soon In Epic just when Professor Bomba's recording equipment would have been useful (tiny MK needed him and his iPhone), he starts disconnecting them.
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