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most wanted

ADJECTIVE

desired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

necessary needed requested

WEAK

asked for

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoned fulfilled renounced satisfied

ADJECTIVE

cherished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciated loved

STRONG

treasured valued

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoned fulfilled renounced satisfied

Example Sentences

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The Chinese, who had put Fang atop their most wanted list of Tiananmen protesters, demanded him back, which America refused.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

San Diego was considered one of America's most wanted fugitives and had featured five times on the Fox programme America's Most Wanted.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

What they most wanted was their sovereignty and their land ownership respected.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

TAPALPA, Mexico — The most wanted man in Mexico was hiding out next to a country club.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

Joe couldn’t do what he most wanted to do, to take Joyce out to the swank places downtown that many of her friends frequented.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown