Wanted

/ˈwɑntɪd/

Synonyms for "wanted" (44 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Verb(5 words)

aspired crave craved demand desire

called forcoveted desirable

Adjective(1 words)

cherished

Strong matches (13)

desired enviable essentialhoped forhoped-forin demandindicated indispensable irreducible irreductible irreplaceable longed-for

Verb(1 words)

desired

Related words (22)

necessary needed needful popular prerequisite required requisite unforgoable vital wished-for

Verb(10 words)

needed preferred pursued request require required sought targeted wish wished

Adjective(2 words)

precious treasured

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

9 entries

demanddescriptive termdesire intentionlaw enforcement termneed preferencequalitative descriptorrequirement

More specific

12 entries

covet crave essential evader fugitive necessary pine preferred required seek suspect yearn

Collocations

10 entries

most wantedwanted criminalwanted goodswanted informationwanted itemwanted itemswanted listwanted materialswanted posterwanted posters

Inflections

4 entries

more wantedmost wantedwanting wants

Derivations

2 entries

unwanted want

Antonyms

1 entries

unwanted

similar

11 entries

craved desirable desired hot longed-for loved sought sought-after welcome wished-for yearned-for

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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I once wanted to be an astrophysicist.

Source: tatoeba (1316)

You wanted to tell me about freedom?

Source: tatoeba (1410)

If I wanted to scare you, I would tell you what I dreamt about a few weeks ago.

Source: tatoeba (1412)

I just wanted to check my email.

Source: tatoeba (1488)

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