wished

ADJECTIVE

requested

Synonyms

STRONGEST

desired needed

STRONG

appealed asked demanded hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought

ADJECTIVE

uncompelled

Synonyms

WEAK

autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful witting

ADJECTIVE

unforced

Synonyms

WEAK

autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful witting

ADJECTIVE

voluntary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

spontaneous

STRONG

chosen free independent volunteer

WEAK

autonomous deliberate designful discretional elected free-willed freely gratuitous honorary intended intentional opted optional unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional willed willful witting

Antonyms

WEAK

forced involuntary obligatory unwilling

Example Sentences

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He said he wished he had more Dodgers stuff to sell, because the crowd would be overwhelmingly in favor of the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The potential new owners would have been able to use them as they wished.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Here are some of the brainstorms they wished for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast also congratulated De la Espriella "for his great electoral victory," while Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino wished him "the greatest success."

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

A surge of emotion smothers my words as I realize that everything I always wished Dad was for me, Coach has been all along.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

wished

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