want synonyms

want

n.

  1. Need

    privation, dearth, shortage, poverty; see lack 1, 2, poverty 1.

  2. Desire

    wish, craving, demand; see desire 1. See syn. study at poverty.

want

v.

  1. 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*.

  2. To lack

    be deficient in, be deprived of, require; see need. See syn. study at desire, lack.

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