wants

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

Example Sentences

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"But it's pretty cool he wants to show up and be a part of it."

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“Our commitment has always been to invest in Inglewood, and that commitment goes far beyond our network,” Krantz wrote, adding that WOW wants Inglewood to remain a strong and financially stable “City of Champions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

She wants to earn money as an artist; Cricket just wants to be left alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“SpaceX very much wants to be the backbone” of the government’s operations in low-Earth-orbit, she added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“He means he wants you to shut up—like the rest of us.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold