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. Defense Secretary Mark Esper:

   Many of those ventilators deployed with the USNS Comfort and Mercy in New York and( Los Angeles), respectively. They are with our field hospitals. We have several field hospitals deployed in New York, in Seattle, in New Orleans and Dallas. And then we provided several hundred more that are pre-positioned and ready to go, particularly with regard to New York City when they're needed.

2. Lloyd Lederman:

   When Covid came, actually Steves Deli were getting busy. People needed food, everybody was closed, but with the curfews in New York City... and no business, lunch, catering, I'm doing an hour or two of business a night just for dinner. The store was killing me. We're all taking turns getting sick from this virus.

3. Andreas Simic:

   A goal, a plan for the goal and a strategy for the plan is what you need to be successful. The GOAL is where you want to go. The PLAN is the road map you use to get you there and the STRATEGY lays out the how and the by when needed to achieve the plan. All are necessary steps in creating success.

4. Kelly Ripa:

   I needed a couple of days to gather my thoughts, after 26 years with this company I earned the right … I always speak from the heart so I did n’t want to come out here and say something I regret.

5. Lynda Doughty:

   We couldn't bring any animals to Lynda Doughty and there was a lack of rehabilitation spots for animals. So, we were really needed and there was more pressure for our center to stay open.