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Synonyms for (noun) want

Synonyms: wish, wishing, want Definition: a specific feeling of desire Usage: he got his wish; he was above all wishing and desire

Hypernyms: desire Definition: the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

Synonyms: need, want Definition: anything that is necessary but lacking Usage: he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs; I tried to supply his wants

Hypernyms: necessary, necessity, essential, requirement, requisite Definition: anything indispensable Usage: food and shelter are necessities of life; the essentials of the good life; allow farmers to buy their requirements under favorable conditions; a place where the requisites of water fuel and fodder can be obtained

Synonyms: deficiency, lack, want Definition: the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable Usage: there is a serious lack of insight into the problem; water is the critical deficiency in desert regions; for want of a nail the shoe was lost

Hypernyms: need, demand Definition: a condition requiring relief Usage: she satisfied his need for affection; God has no need of men to accomplish His work; there is a demand for jobs

Synonyms: privation, neediness, deprivation, want Definition: a state of extreme poverty

Hypernyms: poverty, poorness, impoverishment Definition: the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

Synonyms for (verb) want

Synonyms: want Definition: wish or demand the presence of Usage: I want you here at noon!

Hypernyms: demand Definition: request urgently and forcefully Usage: The victim's family is demanding compensation; The boss demanded that he be fired immediately; She demanded to see the manager

Synonyms: want, need, require Definition: have need of Usage: This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner

Hypernyms: be Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer

Synonyms: want Definition: hunt or look for; want for a particular reason Usage: Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI; Uncle Sam wants you

Hypernyms: look for, search, seek Definition: try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of Usage: The police are searching for clues; They are searching for the missing man in the entire county

Synonyms: want Definition: be without, lack; be deficient in Usage: want courtesy; want the strength to go on living; flood victims wanting food and shelter

Hypernyms: lack, miss Definition: be without Usage: This soup lacks salt; There is something missing in my jewelry box!