want

The word “want” has 1 syllable: want.

It's pronounced as /wɒnt/.

What is synonym and antonym for want?

In the thesaurus, “want” has 26 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for want along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for want

absence
call for
choose
crave
demand
desire
enjoy
failing
fault
lack
like
misery
necessity
need
needfulness
please
poverty
prefer
require
shortage
shortcoming
sin
take
weakness
will
wish

Antonyms for want

abhor
abundance
adequacy
affluence
amplitude
despise
detest
dislike
enough
fund
hate
have
hold
loathe
merit
not want
opulence
plenty
pool
presence
refuse
richness
spurn
stock
sufficiency
supply
virtue
wealth

Meanings of want

noun

A desire, wish, longing.
(often followed by of) Lack, absence.
Poverty.
Something needed or desired; a thing of which the loss is felt.
A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before the subsequent deposition took place.

verb

To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
(in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
(usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
(now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
(now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
To be lacking or deficient or absent.
To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
To lack and be without, to not have (something).
(by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.

Example Sentences

She always gets what she wants because she knows how to negotiate.
If you want dessert, there's cake in the fridge.
He didn't want to go to the party, so he stayed home and read a book instead.
Do you want to join us for dinner tonight?
I want to learn how to play the guitar this summer.

On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to want, such as: abhor, absence, abundance, adequacy, affluence, amplitude, call for.

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