needed

Necessary; being required.

Adjective

  1. Necessary; being required.
    • A much-needed rest.
    • Just-in-time as-needed support for in-house training
    • And now we're waiting for the very same people to establish GBR, drive through urgently needed fares reform, and come up with imaginative and effective train operating contracts... - 2022 January 12, Nigel Harris,...

    Antonyms: unneeded

Origin

From need + -ed. The adjective is derived from the verb.

Forms

more needed most needed

Derived

much-needed neededly neededness

Verb

  1. simple past and past participle of need