Synonyms for needed
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1. needed

   That is necessary which must exist, occur, or be true; which in the nature of things can not be otherwise. That which is essential belongs to the essence of a thing, so that the thing can not exist in its completeness without it; that which is indispensable may be only an adjunct, but it is one that can not be spared; vigorous health is essential to an arctic explorer; warm clothing is indispensable. That which is requisite (or required) is so in the judgment of the person requiring it, but may not be so absolutely; thus, the requisite is more a matter of personal feeling than the indispensable. Inevitable (Latin in, not, and evito, shun) is primarily the exact equivalent of the Saxon unavoidable; both words are applied to things which some at least would escape or prevent, while that which is necessary may meet with no objection; food is necessary, death is inevitable; a necessary conclusion satisfies a thinker; an inevitable conclusion silences opposition. An infallible proof is one that necessarily leads the mind to a sound conclusion. Needed and needful are more concrete than necessary, and respect an end to be attained; we speak of a necessary inference; necessary food is what one can not live without, while needful food is that without which he can not enjoy comfort, health, and strength.

   Synonyms:
   essential, indispensable, inevitable, infallible, necessary, needful, required, requisite, unavoidable, undeniable

   Antonyms:
   casual, contingent, needless, non-essential, optional, unnecessary, useless, worthless

   Preposition:
   Necessary to a sequence or a total; for or to a result or a person; unity is necessary to (to constitute) completeness; decision is necessary for command, or for a commander.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

   Synonyms:
   mandatory, requisite, needful, compulsory, required

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary

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1. List of paraphrases for "needed":

   necessary, required, need, requisite, needs, requirements, requires, require, essential, indispensable, lack

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1. Patty Murray:

   It seems to me like this administration was extremely slow in dealing with this in an honest ways so people could have the supplies and knowledge they needed.

2. Luther Markwart:

   It was never something that seemed like you needed to spend a lot of time on.

3. Susan Yox:

   Nursing is a very difficult and demanding career choice – long hours, weekend and holiday work, and most importantly, the need to provide hands-on care to people at their most vulnerable times in life – often when they are injured, ill, in pain or dying, we hope this survey will begin to foster dialogue about the reasons for nursing dissatisfaction and burnout and spur changes where needed.

4. Christian Moore:

   I found a video that looked pretty easy and got the list and took it to Home Depot to see if they had everything we needed.

5. Alex Azar:

   There are so many stories of Americans with serious mental illness, and their families, that end in tragic outcomes because treatment options are not available or not paid for, more treatment options are needed, and that includes more inpatient and residential options that can help stabilize Americans with serious mental illness.