Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "want" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

need

Derived Terms

I don't want it I don't want to buy anything I don't want to talk about it I want doesn't get I want my money back I want to go to the toilet I want to know I want to speak to the manager haircut Polly want a cracker all one wants do not want do want for want of not want to do that pay what you want unwanted wanna want ad want for want for nothing want in want list want must be one's master want no part of want one's bumps feeling want one's bumps felt want out want someone's nachos want to want to bet want to know want-away want-to want-to-be wanted wanter wantful wanting wantish wantless wantsome wanty waste not, want not what do you want who wants to know? you don't want to know you want a cookie you want a piece of me

Distinct From

abhor abominate abundance bounty despise detest execrate gobs hate have hoard loads mountain much need oodles overabundance oversupply peck plenitude plenteousness plentifulness plentitude plenty pot presence quantity raft reams refuse reject scads spurn stash stockpile superabundance surfeit

Etymologically Related To

wan

Context

colloquially with verbal noun as object mining uk

Part Of (Holonyms)

long yearn

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

be demand demand desire essential exist experience feel impoverishment lack look for miss necessary necessity need poorness poverty requirement requisite search seek

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

choose favor pick prefer vote

Manner Of

be demand miss search

Related Terms

absence deficient desirable desire desire something extreme extreme desire feeling lack lacking longing need need desire neediness personification poverty require urge wish yearning

Synonym Network

ask call for crave dearth deficiency demand deserve desire have to inclined keen lack look for must need ought poverty privation require search set one's heart on should wish without would like

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.