Need : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with N > Need

Looking for words with meaning close to 'need': discover synonyms for the word need, such as want or must.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as need. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": want and must.

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Synonyms for need sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for need Degree of synonymy of need Frequency in the language

want
106 2759.18

must
104 699.24

should
102 1061.94

ought
102 80.75

require
100 10.63

ask
96 483.14

have
96 6161.41

necessitate
95 0.04

take
94 1891.04

demand
94 17.12

motivation
94 2.96

involve
89 6.47

pauperism
88 0

motive
88 13.24

indigence
87 1.00

penury
84 0.02

necessary
78 45.98

imperative
77 2.49

Lexical field of "need"

want
must
should
ought
require
ask
have
necessitate
take
demand
motivation
involve
pauperism
have got
motive
indigence
call for
penury
necessary
imperative
required
necessity
deserve
gotta
help
wish
desire
seek
get
requires
urge
essential
requiring
urgent
important
importance
rely
looking
wanna
urgency
order
appropriate
requirement
got
let
gonna
use
owe
indispensable
requirements