Not wanting is the same as having.
Source: tatoeba (1670)
Wanting
//ˈwɑntɪŋ//
Synonyms for "wanting" (182 found)
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Closest matches (37)
Strong matches (54)
Related words (91)
libidinallibidinouslibidolickerishlustfulmakeshiftmediocremindminusmissingmixedneedneedingno longer presentnonattendantnonexistentnot enoughnot foundnot perfectnot present
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offomittedoptativeout ofout of pocketout of sightpartparted frompartialpassionpatchypleasurepleasure principlerobbed ofsansscantscant ofscantyscarcescrappyscrimpysexual desireshornshorn ofshortshort ofshorthandedshyshy ofsketchyskimpyslenderstrippedstripped ofsubtractedtaken awaytemptedthin on groundtoo littleunblessed withunderdevelopedundevelopedunequal tounevenunfinishedunperfectedunpossessed ofunqualifiedunreachedunsatisfactoryunsatisfyingunsoundunsufficingunthoroughurgevanishedvoidvoid ofwantwaywillwish fulfillmentwishingwithout
Adjective(1 words)
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Translations
15 translations across 10 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- عاوز adj (absent or lacking)
Bulgarian
2 entries- липсващ adj (absent or lacking)
- лишен adj (absent or lacking)
Irish
3 entries- díothach adj (absent or lacking)
- easpach adj (absent or lacking)
- uireasach adj (absent or lacking)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- اكسیك adj (absent or lacking)
Persian
1 entries- کم adj (absent or lacking)
Portuguese
3 entries- deficiente adj (absent or lacking)
- desprovido adj (absent or lacking)
- faltante adj (absent or lacking)
Prakrit
1 entries- 𑀡𑀽𑀡 adj (absent or lacking)
Sanskrit
1 entries- ऊन adj (absent or lacking)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- uireasbhach adj (absent or lacking)
Turkish
1 entries- eksik adj (absent or lacking)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
I never see her without wanting to kiss her.
Source: tatoeba (22585)
Then the wild beasts start wanting to go crazy.
Source: tatoeba (43150)
Soon I found myself wanting to meet him and talk to him.
Source: tatoeba (52182)
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