It's because you don't want to be alone.
Source: tatoeba (1301)
Want
/wɒnt/
Synonyms for "want" (300 found)
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Closest matches (60)
Strong matches (90)
Noun(6 words)
declinedefalcationdefaultdefectdefectibilitydefectivenessdeficiencydeficitdemanddemand fordeprivationdesideratedesiderationdesideratumdesiredestitutiondiscontinuitydrivedroughteagerness
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empty purseenvyerroneousnessessentialessentialsexactexigencyexiguousnessexpectexpectationfailfail offall awayfall shortfall shyfallibilityfaminefancyfantasyfaultinessfavorfeelfollowgapgo on welfaregrinding povertygripehand-to-mouth existencehankerhardshiphave a mind tohave designs onhave nothing onhave occasion forhiatushomelessnesshopehormeimmaturityimpairmentimpecuniousnessimperfectionimpoverishmentimpurityinaccuracyinadequacyinadequatenessincompletenessindigenceindispensableinexactitudeinexactnessinsufficiency
Adjective(2 words)
desiredfancy claim
Related words (150)
intellectual curiosityintervalitchitch tokick the beamlacklacunalaglibidolikelike tolonglong tolose groundlovelove tolustlust afterlust for learningmeagerness
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meanmediocritymendicancymindmissmissing linkmoneylessnessmustmust itemnecessariesnecessitiesnecessitousnessnecessityneedneed forneed toneedinessnevernessnonexistencenonoccurrencenonpresencenot answernot approachnot come nearnot comparenot hack itnot make itnot make outnot measure upnot qualifynot stretchnot sufficenowherenessoccasionomissionoughtoutagepantpassionpatchinesspauperismpauperizationpenurypinchplay second fiddlepleasepleasurepleasure principlepoorpoornesspovertypreferprerequireprerequirementprerequisiteprivationrank underrequirerequirementrequisiterequisitionrun shortrun short ofscantinessscarcityservesexual desireshortageshortcomingshortfallshouldsketchinessskimpinessslumpstarvationstarvestop shortsubservesubtractiontake doingtake tothe necessarythe needfulthirst for knowledgeullageundevelopmentunevennessunperfectednessunsoundnessurgewant doingwant towantagewantingwaywillwill and pleasurewishwish fulfillmentwish towish to goodnesswish very muchwould fain do
How these synonyms differ
- crave - 'Crave' is want amplified by intensity and often by lack, you crave what you've been denied or what you cannot easily have.
- desire - 'Desire' is deeper and more urgent, it implies a pull you feel emotionally or physically, not just a preference.
- wish - 'Wish' is gentler and more passive, you wish for things you may not pursue, while wanting usually implies you'd act if you could.
- yearn - 'Yearn' is want laced with aching emotion, a deep, persistent longing for something distant, lost, or seemingly unattainable.
Related word relations
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More general
29 entriesbedearthdeficiencydemanddesireemotional stateessentialexistexperiencefeelimpoverishmentlacklook formissmotivation
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More specific
16 entriesCollocations
12 entriesconsumer wantsdataeconomic wantsevidencefundinghuman wantslatent wantparticipantsreplicationresourcesunmet wantwants and needs
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesSample sentences
59 total sentences available.
I don't want to be lame; I want to be cool!!
Source: tatoeba (1336)
When I grow up, I want to be a king.
Source: tatoeba (1337)
I don't want to lose my ideas, even though some of them are a bit extreme.
Source: tatoeba (1377)
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