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What is another word for Needing? – 229 Needing Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    requiring necessitating demanding lacking wanting needing requiring craving desiring wishing hoping yearning longing aspiring seeking requesting asking begging pleading imploring necessitous deficient inadequate insufficient incomplete unfinished unfulfilled unsatisfied unmet unrealized deprived bereft destitute poverty-stricken underprivileged disadvantaged needy impoverished penniless indigent impecunious poor bankrupt insolvent struggling striving endeavoring trying attempting seeking searching hunting looking reaching stretching aspiring aiming wishing desiring hoping expecting anticipating requiring needing wanting lacking necessitating demanding craving desiring wishing hoping yearning longing

    Meaning of Needing

    The primary meaning of the word "Needing" is to require something because it is necessary or very important.

    Definitions

    • Requiring something because it is necessary or very important
    • * Lacking something or being without something that is necessary or desirable
    • * Requiring a particular quality, condition, or treatment

    Etymology of Needing

    The word "Needing" originates from the Old English word "nīdan," which means "to be necessary" or "to compel"
    It is also related to the Old Norse word "nauðr," which means "necessity" or "need"
    The word has been used in the English language since the 9th century to express a sense of necessity, requirement, or lack

    Example Uses

    • The company is needing new employees to fill the vacant positions
    • * She is needing a break from work to rest and recharge
    • * The plant is needing more water to survive the dry season
    • * He is needing a new bike to ride to school
    • * The community is needing a new community center to serve the growing population

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    having possessing owning holding retaining keeping maintaining preserving conserving saving sparing hoarding accumulating amassing collecting gathering storing stockpiling abundant sufficient adequate complete finished fulfilled satisfied met realized affluent wealthy rich prosperous thriving successful flourishing self-sufficient independent self-reliant autonomous

    Related Nouns

    necessity requirement need want lack deficiency inadequacy insufficiency incompleteness unfinishedness unfulfilledness unsatisfaction unmetness unrealization deprivation bereavement destitution poverty underprivilege disadvantage neediness impoverishment penury indigence impecuniousness poverty bankruptcy insolvency struggle endeavor attempt search hunt look reach stretch aspiration aim wish desire hope expectation anticipation

    Related Verbs

    require necessitate demand lack want need crave desire wish hope yearn long aspire seek request ask beg plead implore strive endeavor try attempt search hunt look reach stretch aim wish desire hope expect anticipate

    Related Adjectives

    necessary required needed lacking wanting deficient inadequate insufficient incomplete unfinished unfulfilled unsatisfied unmet unrealized deprived bereft destitute underprivileged disadvantaged needy impoverished penniless indigent impecunious poor bankrupt insolvent struggling striving endeavoring trying attempting seeking searching aspiring wishing desiring hoping expecting anticipating