Needed and Worked

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Needed adjective - Impossible to do without.

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

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

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Needed and worked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needed" instead a noun "Worked".

Nearby Words: work, working, workable, worker

British citizens were issued gas masks during World War II for this reason, and Germany never dropped chemical weapons on England (so they either weren't needed or worked perfectly - take your pick.)

Source: Gas Mask Mooks
Unwinnable by Insanity: ....you went out of your way and worked harder than you needed to.

Source: Laconic Trope Distinctions / S to Z
Well, they'd bought everything they needed, they couldn't normally afford holidays, and their son worked on another continent — of course they'd go see him.

Source: Status Quo Game Show

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