Want

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Desire

Synonyms 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

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

Need

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

Wish

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

Example Sentences

I want to learn more.

They want pizza for dinner.

She doesn’t want to leave.

We want to go hiking.

He doesn’t want any help.