wants

The word “wants” has 1 syllable: wants

It's pronounced as /wɒnts/

What is synonym and antonym for wants?

In the thesaurus, “wants” has 173 synonyms and 57 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for wants

absence
absences
ache
admires
adores
appetite
appreciates
asks
aspire
be deficient
be deprived of
be found wanting
be greedy
be insufficient
be poor
be short of
be without
bears
begs
blemishes
blots
call for
calls for
challenges
cherishes
choose
chooses
claims
commands
corruptions
could do with
covet
covets
crave
craves
craving
crunches
dearth
dearths
decides
default
defect
deficiencies
deficiency
deficits
demand
demands
demerits
depravities
derelictions
desiderate
desiderates
desires
destitution
determines
digs
droughts
drouths
enjoins
enjoys
entails
evils
exacts
exigency
exiguousness
failings
failures
fall short in
famine
famines
fancies
fancy
faults
favors
feel a need
feels like
feet of clay
flaws
foibles
frailties
hanker
hankering
have a passion for
have a yen for
have ambition
have an urge for
have eyes for
have need of
hunger
immoralities
impecuniousness
imperfections
impoverishment
inadequacies
inadequacy
incline toward
indigence
insists
insufficiencies
insufficiency
involves
itch for
lacks
lacunae
lacunas
likes
long
longing
loves
lust
meagerness
minuses
miss
necessitates
necessities
necessity
need
neediness
needs
nits
omissions
paucities
paucity
pauperism
penury
pinches
pine
pleases
poorness
poverties
poverty
prefer
prefers
presses
privation
privations
prizes
quests
relishes
require
requirement
requires
resolves
scantiness
scarcities
scarcity
shortage
shortages
shortcomings
sins
skimpiness
soft spots
spoil for
spots
stains
stand in need of
starve
stipulates
takes
thirst
treasures
undersupplies
values
vices
warrants
weaknesses
welcomes
wills
wish
wishes
yearn
yearning
yen

Antonyms for wants

abhors
abominates
abundance
abundances
adequacies
adequacy
advantage
affluence
amplitudes
declines
despise
despises
detests
disinterest
dislike
distaste
enough
excellences
excess
excesses
execrates
has
hate
hates
hatred
have
holds
indifference
integrities
loathes
merits
moralities
not want
opulences
overabundances
oversupplies
owns
perfection
perfections
plenitudes
plenties
plenty
possesses
probities
rectitudes
refuses
rejects
satisfaction
spurn
spurns
sufficiencies
sufficiency
surfeits
surpluses
virtues
wealth
wealths

Meanings of wants

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

Example Sentences

She always prioritizes her own wants over others' needs.
His career choice aligns perfectly with his personal wants and ambitions.
The company aims to fulfill the diverse wants of its customers through innovative products.
Understanding the customer's wants is crucial for effective marketing strategies.
As a parent, balancing your child's needs with their wants can be challenging but rewarding.

On this page you'll find 230 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wants, such as: abhors, abominates, absence, absences, abundance, abundances, ache.

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