wanted

The word “wanted” has 2 syllables: want-ed

It's pronounced as /ˈwɒn.tɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for wanted?

In the thesaurus, “wanted” has 91 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for wanted

  • admired
  • adored
  • appreciated
  • asked
  • asked for
  • begged
  • big
  • bore
  • called for
  • celebrated
  • challenged
  • cherished
  • chose
  • claimed
  • commanded
  • coveted
  • craved
  • crowd-pleasing
  • decided
  • demanded
  • desiderated
  • desirable
  • desired
  • determined
  • du jour
  • dug
  • enjoined
  • enjoyed
  • entailed
  • exacted
  • fabled
  • fabulous
  • faddish
  • faddy
  • famed
  • famous
  • fancied
  • fashionable
  • favored
  • favorite
  • felt like
  • happening
  • hot
  • important
  • in
  • insisted
  • involved
  • lacked
  • large
  • leading
  • legendary
  • liked
  • loved
  • modish
  • necessary
  • necessitated
  • needed
  • notable
  • noted
  • notorious
  • outstanding
  • pleased
  • pop
  • popular
  • popularized
  • preferred
  • pressed
  • prized
  • prominent
  • quested
  • red-hot
  • relished
  • remarkable
  • renowned
  • requested
  • required
  • resolved
  • selected
  • semipopular
  • significant
  • stipulated
  • took
  • treasured
  • valued
  • vogue
  • voguish
  • warranted
  • welcomed
  • well-known
  • willed
  • wished

Antonyms for wanted

Meanings of wanted

  • verb
    1. To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
    2. (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.
    3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.
    4. (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).
    5. (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).
    6. (now rare) To have occasion for (something requisite or useful); to require or need.
    7. To be lacking or deficient or absent.
    8. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.
    9. To lack and be without, to not have (something).
    10. (by extension) To lack and (be able to) do without.
  • adjective
    1. Wished for; desired; sought.
    2. Subject to immediate detainment by law enforcement authorities on sight.

Example Sentences

  • She wanted to travel the world and experience new cultures.
  • He wanted a new bicycle for his birthday.
  • They wanted to help the community by volunteering at the local shelter.
  • The detective wanted to solve the case as quickly as possible.
  • We wanted to try the new restaurant in town.

On this page you'll find 124 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wanted, such as: abandoned, abhorred, abominated, admired, adored, anonymous, appreciated.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

lacked

  • asked
  • be deficient in
  • be short of
  • be without
  • begged
  • bore
  • challenged
  • claimed
  • commanded
  • demanded
  • enjoined
  • entailed
  • exacted
  • have need of
  • hurting for
  • insisted
  • involved
  • minus
  • miss
  • necessitated
  • need
  • needed
  • not got
  • out
  • pressed
  • quested
  • require
  • required
  • stipulated
  • too little too late
  • took
  • want
  • wanted
  • warranted

tailed

faddish

  • abreast
  • accepted
  • advanced
  • all the rage
  • approved
  • attractive
  • au courant
  • avant-garde
  • beloved
  • big
  • brand-new
  • caught on
  • celebrated
  • chichi
  • clean
  • contemporary
  • crowd-pleasing
  • current
  • cutting edge
  • dap
  • dapper
  • dashing
  • desirable
  • du jour
  • elegant
  • exclusive
  • expedient
  • fabled
  • fabulous
  • faddy
  • famed
  • famous
  • fashionable
  • favored
  • favorite
  • fitting
  • happening
  • hot
  • important
  • in
  • in demand
  • in fashion
  • in favor
  • in the mainstream
  • in vogue
  • large
  • last-word
  • latest thing
  • leading
  • legendary
  • likable
  • liked
  • lovable
  • mod
  • modern
  • modernistic
  • modish
  • natty
  • neoteric
  • new
  • newest
  • newfangled
  • notable
  • noted
  • notorious
  • now
  • okay
  • opportune
  • outstanding
  • pleasing
  • pop
  • popular
  • popularized
  • praised
  • preferred
  • prevailing
  • prominent
  • promoted
  • red-hot
  • remarkable
  • renowned
  • right stuff
  • run-after
  • selected
  • selling
  • semipopular
  • sharp
  • significant
  • smart
  • social
  • societal
  • sought
  • sought-after
  • state-of-the-art
  • stylish
  • suitable
  • swank
  • the rage
  • thing
  • timely
  • today
  • trendy
  • up
  • up-to-the-minute
  • vogue
  • voguish
  • wanted
  • well-known
  • well-liked
  • well-received
  • with it

faddy

  • a go-go
  • accustomed
  • all the rage
  • big
  • celebrated
  • chic
  • chichi
  • common
  • commonplace
  • contemporary
  • cool
  • crowd-pleasing
  • current
  • customary
  • dashing
  • desirable
  • du jour
  • established
  • everyday
  • exclusive
  • extensive
  • fabled
  • fabulous
  • faddish
  • famed
  • famous
  • fashionable
  • favored
  • favorite
  • fly
  • frequent
  • fresh
  • general
  • genteel
  • habitual
  • happening
  • hip
  • hot
  • important
  • in
  • in style
  • in use
  • in vogue
  • large
  • last word
  • last-word
  • latest
  • latest thing
  • latest word
  • leading
  • leading edge
  • legendary
  • liked
  • mod
  • modern
  • modish
  • natty
  • natural
  • new
  • newfangled
  • normal
  • notable
  • noted
  • notorious
  • now
  • ongoing
  • outstanding
  • pop
  • popular
  • popularized
  • posh
  • preferred
  • prevailing
  • prevalent
  • prominent
  • rage
  • rakish
  • rampant
  • red-hot
  • regnant
  • regular
  • remarkable
  • renowned
  • rife
  • run-of-the-mill
  • selected
  • semipopular
  • significant
  • smart
  • sophisticated
  • state-of-the-art
  • stylish
  • swank
  • swanky
  • swinging
  • swish
  • trendsetting
  • trendy
  • trig
  • typic
  • typical
  • ubiquitous
  • universal
  • up-to-date
  • up-to-the-minute
  • upscale
  • usual
  • vogue
  • voguish
  • wanted
  • well-known
  • well-liked
  • well-turned-out
  • with it
  • wonted

quested

  • asked
  • badgered
  • bespoke
  • claimed
  • commanded
  • demanded
  • desired
  • dunned
  • enjoined
  • exacted
  • harassed
  • hounded
  • hunted
  • importuned
  • imposed
  • invited
  • invoked
  • looked for
  • looked up
  • necessitated
  • needed
  • pursued
  • requested
  • required
  • requisitioned
  • solicited
  • sought
  • took
  • urged
  • wanted
  • warranted

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