Synonyms of want
24 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for want is hope. Other synonyms of want are wish, desire, like, heart and eye. The opposite of want is hate.
Synonyms and similar words for want
verbTo lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
- needTo want strongly; to feel that one must have something.
- be in need of
verbTo lack and be without, to not have (something).
- lackTo be in want.
- be without
verbDesire.
- set one's heart onTo desire with intensity and commitment, to earnestly long for.
- wish for
- would likeTo want; to desire (used to form polite requests, suggestions, etc., followed by a noun [phrase] or infinitive).
verbMore synonyms
- ache
- appetizeTo whet the appetite.
- aspire
- covet
- crave
- desireTo want; to wish for earnestly.
- dream
- eye
- fancy
- fond
- heart
- hopeTo want (something) to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might [with that (+ clause); or (informal) with...
- hunger
- jones
- likeTo want, desire. See also would like.
- thirst
- wishTo desire; to want.
Opposite of want
Meaning of want
- verb To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
- verb To make it easy or tempting to do something undesirable, or to make it hard or challenging to refrain from doing it.
- verb To wish, desire, or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
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