Antonyms for neededneed·ed

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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.

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

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

   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 antonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. needed, needful, required, requisiteadjective

   necessary for relief or supply

   "provided them with all things needful"

   Antonyms:
   unneeded, unnecessary

   Synonyms:
   mandatory, requisite, needful, compulsory, required

How to use needed in a sentence?

1. Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry:

   We anticipate downed trees, limbs and powerlines. It is critical that motorists take this storm system very seriously and stay off the roads through the end of the event to give our crews the space needed to work, as the forecast has evolved, it has become more likely that a significant area of Georgia will experience icy conditions as part of the incoming storm system.

2. Charles M. Schulz:

   Jogging is very beneficial. It's good for your legs and your feet. It's also very good for the ground. If makes it feel needed.

3. Ken Casaday:

   Andy would work five or six days a week to make sure the bills were paid and the kids had the education that they needed, that just shows you what type of a man he was. He just worked hard every day to make this community safe.

4. Alex Zanardi:

   The accident for sure was one of the most important experiences of my life, during the course of my rehabilitation I had people who were exactly what I needed to be inspired.

5. Kari Nixon:

   These horses have never needed to know what ice cubes were. Yet, like me, something in them knows that cooling is necessary, and by the time I'm done handing out all the ice blocks, most of the horses are munching happily on the treats now freed from their melted casings of ice.

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