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wanting

[won-ting, wawn-] / ˈwɒn tɪŋ, ˈwɔn- /

ADJECTIVE

lacking, inadequate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient unfulfilled

STRONG

absent bankrupt cooked deprived disappointing empty failing gone missing needed omitted scant short shy

WEAK

away bereft burned out cut off defective destitute devoid faulty half-baked imperfect in default incomplete inferior less minus not good enough not up to par out of gas patchy poor scanty scarce sketchy substandard too little too late unsound

Antonyms

STRONG

adequate enough existing present sufficient

WEAK

perfect satisfactory

Example Sentences

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I have always been clear on wanting to be a mother and wanting a family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“It was just, you know, a labor of love, wanting to make sure that we had the opportunity to bring something to Canada.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Any challenger wanting to trigger a leadership contest must be an MP and have the backing of 81 Labour MPs.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Hyperscalers wanting to train AI models across multiple data centers—a practice known in the industry as “scale-across”—has fueled Ciena’s growth, wrote Simon Leopold, an analyst at Raymond James, in a research note Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

At this point, other than wanting to pay her back, it doesn’t really matter to me if we have the tag sale at all.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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