Synonyms for needy
ˈni dineedy

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1. needyadjective

   Antonyms:
   confident

2. needyadjective

   Needy people want to give too, but have few material goods to offer.

   Antonyms:
   confident

3. needyadjective

   It's emotionally exhausting to be around her because she's so needy.

   Antonyms:
   confident

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1. needyadjective

   needy people collectively

   "they try to help the needy"

   Antonyms:
   rich, undemanding

2. destitute, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needy, poverty-strickenadjective

   poor enough to need help from others

   Synonyms:
   innocent, indigent, barren, wiped out(p), devoid, necessitous, impoverished, broken, free, poverty-stricken, destitute

   Antonyms:
   rich, undemanding

3. needyadjective

   demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

   Synonyms:
   impoverished, necessitous, poverty-stricken, indigent, destitute

   Antonyms:
   rich, undemanding

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1. needyadjective

   Synonyms:
   indigent, destitute, poor, NECESSITOUS

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1. needyadjective

   Synonyms:
   destitute, indigent, penniless, impecunious

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1. List of paraphrases for "needy":

   indigent, destitute, poor, disadvantaged

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How to use needy in a sentence?

1. Emeasoba George:

   Anyone/any leader who fails to secure justice for the poor and as well fails to uphold the cause of the needy is never a true love/leader. For, a true love/leader ought to be securing justice for the poor and he or she ought to be upholding the cause of the needy around him/her and even those afar off.

2. Omar Khayyam:

   The value of three things is justly appreciated by all classes of men: youth, by the old; health, by the diseased; and wealth, by the needy.

3. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   Accomplish more only in the best manner and not by taking away from the needy.

4. Hubert Humphrey:

   It was once said that the moral test of Government is how that Government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly and those who are in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped.

5. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

   The best gift you can give to a friend is honesty or trust. To your offender: forgiveness or second chance. To the needy or helpless: your God-given resources or riches. To your boss: loyalty and selfless service. To your country: patriotism. To your job or career: passion, hard work and commitment. To your child or children: quality education, affection and care. To your spouse or partner: true love and fidelity. To all and sundry or the world at large: true love, compassion, kindness, respect, equal rights and justice. But most importantly, to your creator i.e. God almighty: your lifetime and resources. ~Emeasoba George