| noun | a condition requiring relief “she satisfied his need for affection” |
| noun | anything that is necessary but lacking “he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs” |
| noun | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior “we did not understand his motivation” |
| noun | a state of extreme poverty or destitution “their indigence appalled him” |
| verb | require as useful, just, or proper “It takes nerve to do what she did” |
| verb | have need of “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner” |
| verb | have or feel a need for “always needing friends and money” |
| need | verb | have need of |
| demand | verb | require as useful, just, or proper |
| want | verb | be without, lack; be deficient in |
| motivational | adjective | of or relating to motivation |
| motivate | verb | give an incentive for action |
| motive | adjective | impelling to action; - Arthur Pap |
| indigent | adjective | poor enough to need help from others |
| needy | adjective | poor enough to need help from others |
| penurious | adjective | not having enough money to pay for necessities |
| pauperize | verb | reduce to beggary |
| necessity | noun | the condition of being essential or indispensable |
| need | noun | anything that is necessary but lacking |
| requirement | noun | required activity |
| demand | noun | required activity |
| wanter | noun | a person who wants or needs something |
| want | noun | the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable |