Wish synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
One's preference or wish:
desire (related)
(Countable) Someone or something wished for.
hope (related)
(Uncountable) The belief or expectation that something wished for can or will happen.
The thing requested:
Dream is defined as a vision of hope.
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Anything intended or planned; aim, end, or purpose
Something asked for
optative
(Grammar) related or pertaining to the optative mood.
Hunger is defined as wanting something.
The definition of an injunction is an order by the court to stop someone from doing something.
A condition of methodical or prescribed arrangement among component parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved:
command (related)
Command is defined as to give orders or exert authority over someone or something.
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To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:
To be inclined or desirous; wish:
Plural form of compliment
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.
Invocation is defined as the act of appealing to a higher authority for help.
To be in great need of
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To feel envy toward, at, or because of; regard with envy
To present (a charge) against a defendant before a court:
velleity
A slight or weak wish or inclination:
(Intransitive) To hope or dream; especially to hope or work towards a profession or occupation (followed by to as a preposition or infinitive particle).
The uncomfortable or distressful feeling caused by a desire or need for water and characterized generally by a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat
To covet is defined as to strongly want something that someone else has.
The definition of an aspiration is a desire or ambition for which someone is motivated to work very hard.
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An imaginary scheme not likely to be realized; daydream
felicitate(wish happiness to)
To express a desire
To express a desire
A natural attraction; affinity
An intense and prolonged desire; yearning or appetite, as for affection or a food or drug
Excessive sexual desire, esp. as seeking unrestrained gratification
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One's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament
The right or chance to make a choice:
To beseech or supplicate (a person); to prevail upon by prayer or solicitation; to try to persuade.
To express a desire
(Computing) To cause (a program or subroutine) to execute.
To seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application:
To ask (someone) for something in an urgent or humble manner:
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To have need of; require:
To teach or direct; to give instructions.
(Intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
require (related)
Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary. [from 15th c.]
precative
Resembling or pertaining to an entreaty.
(Informal) A fantastic idea, vain hope or plan, etc.
(Obs.) To greet; hail
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To consider likely or certain:
To imagine or suppose:
To have a strong, often restless desire.
To irritate or annoy
hate (antonym)
To feel dislike or distaste for:
The definition of an appetite is a yearning for to fulfill a need for something such as food, drink, or other cravings.
A coin or note worth one yen.
To decide or prefer
If it is your desire or pleasure; if you please. Used in polite requests:
Will is the act of strongly desiring something to happen, trying to make something happen by hoping, or describing something you intend to happen in the future.
To feel sympathy, pity, etc. (for)
Beyond a given boundary, limit, or goal:
Pant is defined as to breath rapidly, to beat quickly, or to strongly want something.
To hanker; yearn.
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have a mind
see-fit
Regard is defined as consideration or attention for something or someone.
indirect request
an expression of some desire or inclination
The act of making a wish.
To auction (a contract):
wish well
feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of
begrudge (antonym)
To envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something):
wish for (related)
wish-to (related)
ask (related)
have-the-right (related)
endeavour (related)
want-to (related)
(Often followed by for or after) A strong, restless desire, longing, or mental inclination.
Preference or taste
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