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present tense form of want (3rd person singular).

wants

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desire n.
lack, need n.
desire v.
lack, need v.

NOUN

desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need wish

STRONG

appetite craving demand fancy hankering hunger longing necessity requirement thirst yearning yen

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike distaste hate hatred indifference

WEAK

abundance disinterest plenty

NOUN

lack, need

Synonyms

STRONG

absence dearth default defect deficiency destitution exigency famine impecuniousness impoverishment inadequacy indigence insufficiency meagerness neediness paucity pauperism penury poorness poverty privation scantiness scarcity shortage

WEAK

exiguousness skimpiness

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance adequacy advantage affluence enough excess perfection plenty satisfaction sufficiency wealth

WEAK

disinterest dislike hate

VERB

desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose crave need prefer require wish

STRONG

ache aspire covet fancy hanker hunger long lust pine thirst yearn

WEAK

be greedy could do with desiderate feel a need have a passion for have a yen for have ambition have an urge for have eyes for incline toward itch for spoil for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate have not want spurn

STRONG

despise

VERB

lack, need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

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Disney wants to enlist digital creators in broader roles like show development, not just as marketing partners, Chief Marketing and Brand Officer Asad Ayaz says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

As part of the deal, Tishman Speyer will make ground lease payments to the Cooper Union which the college wants to use to finance "a bold plan to restore full-tuition scholarships for all undergraduates".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Olugbala, the Oakland resident who wanted to get Google Gemini off her phone, said she wants to talk to real people using her voice, not bots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Everybody wants sustainability, but nobody wants to pay for it,” said Robert Loya, chief executive of the Harbor Trucking Association, an industry group that asked the ports to help battery-electric truckers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Who else wants a go against Nate the foosball champion?”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam