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Adjective

Necessary or very important

Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

Requiring or being in need of something

Weak and unable to support oneself

Having reliance on somebody or something

Something that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end

(slang, dated) Money that is readily available

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Adjective

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Necessary or very important

of the utmost importance

sombre^UK

somber^US

humorless^US

humourless^UK

worth its weight in gold

matter of life and death

a matter of life and death

carrying a lot of weight

honoured^UK

honourable^UK

honorable^US

honored^US

favorable^US

favourable^UK

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“I will do whatever is needful to obtain the release of my friends.”

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Lacking in material possessions or financial wealth

without two pennies to rub together

on the breadline

in straitened circumstances

stony broke

strapped for cash

as poor as a church mouse

insolvent

without a sou

down and out

in reduced circumstances

without two farthings to rub together

out at elbows

out of pocket

down on luck

unable to make ends meet

without two brass farthings to rub together

without a brass farthing

without a penny to one's name

without a shot in one's locker

wiped out

unable to keep the wolf from the door

hard-pressed

without two pennies farthings to rub together

meager^US

meagre^UK

in dire circumstances

in distressed circumstances

financially distressed

in financial difficulties

financially embarrassed

not having two pennies to rub together

not having two farthings to rub together

without means of support

poor as a church mouse

economically disadvantaged

economically deprived

financially disadvantaged

discriminated against

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“Wahba used to visit the Bishop every year, and he used to give food and other things to the poor and needful.”

Adjective

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Requiring or being in need of something

“Instead of towering over us, Millie seemed very needful of protection herself.”

Adjective

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Weak and unable to support oneself

defenceless^UK

defenseless^US

paralyzed^US

paralysed^UK

Adjective

Having reliance on somebody or something

open to consideration

TBC

open for consideration

subject to confirmation

not final

to be confirmed

pencilled in

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Noun

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Something that is necessary for the achievement of a specified end

essential requirement

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“The prevailing opinion is that special training is a needful for a career in either line of endeavor.”

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(slang, dated) Money that is readily available

money for a rainy day

provision for a rainy day

life saving

money put by for a rainy day

favours^UK

favors^US

considerable sum of money

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“The messengers will come with you if you have the needful for the ceremony.”

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