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Another word for want

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want

n.

Need
privation, dearth, shortage, poverty; see lack 1, 2, poverty 1.
Desire
wish, craving, demand; see desire 1. See syn. study at poverty.

want Synonyms

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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WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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Another word for want

verb

To have a strong longing for:
ache, covet, desire, hanker, long², pant, pine, wish, yearn. (Informal) hone². See desire
To be without what is needed, required, or essential:
lack, need, require. See owned
To have the desire or inclination to:
choose, desire, like¹, please, will, wish. Idioms: have a mind, see fit. See desire

noun

The condition of lacking a needed or usual amount:
absence, dearth, lack. See excess
The condition of being extremely poor:
beggary, destitution, impecuniosity, impecuniousness, impoverishment, indigence, need, neediness, pennilessness, penuriousness, penury, poverty, privation. See rich
Something asked for or needed:
demand, exigence, exigency (often used in plural), need. See necessary, over

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I do not want all this.
Sometimes we have to accept change, if we want to move forward.
I think she was merely directing the comment at you because she thought you might want to know.
We can stop right here if you want, Carmen.
What did you want me to say?

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