Another word for want
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want
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want
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want
v.
To desire
desire, require, aspire, hanker after, have an urge for, incline toward, fancy, covet, crave, long for, lust for, have a fondness for, have a passion for, have ambition, thirst after, hunger after, be greedy for, ache*, have a yen for*, have an itch for*.
To lack
be deficient in, be deprived of, require; see need. See syn. study at desire, lack.
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Another word for want
To have a strong longing for:
ache, covet, desire, hanker, long2, pant, pine, wish, yearn. (Informal) hone2. See desireTo be without what is needed, required, or essential:
lack, need, require. See ownedTo have the desire or inclination to:
choose, desire, like1, please, will, wish. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See desire
The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:
absence, dearth, lack. See excessThe condition of being extremely poor:
beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation. See richSomething asked for or needed:
demand, exigence, exigency (often used in plural), need. See necessary, over
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