Want Synonyms

Desire

Desire, hope for, have a fancy for, have an inclination for, like, long for, pine for, crave, hunger for, lust after, be desperate for, covet, be bent on, be dying for, wish for, fancy, take a fancy to, care for, set one's heart on, yearn for, sigh for, hanker after, thirst for, cry out for, itch for, need, and have a yen for.

A lack

Lack, non-existence, dearth, inadequacy, paucity, shortfall, scarcity, scantiness, deficit, absence, unavailability, deficiency, insufficiency, shortage, shortness, scarceness, undersupply, and exiguity.

Need

Need, austerity, deprivation, impoverishment, impecuniosity, pauperism, destitution, drought, neediness, privation, poverty, impecuniousness, pennilessness, penury, famine, and indigence.

Wish

Wish, demand, yearning, craving, need, necessity, requisite, desire, longing, fancy, hankering, requirement, essential, and yen.

Example Sentences of Want

She doesn’t want to leave.

He doesn’t want any help.

I want to learn more.

They want pizza for dinner.

We want to go hiking.

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