wanted
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Sense: Adjective: desired
Synonyms:
sought after, needed Collocations, necessary Collocations, in demand, desired, coveted, requested, popular Collocations, asked-for, longed-for, hoped-for, looked-for, lacking Collocations, requisite, required
Antonyms:
satisfied Collocations, fulfilled, filled Collocations, met, unnecessary Collocations, undesired, unsought, rejected, nonessential, redundant Collocations, renounced, fulfilled, superfluous, surplus to requirements
want
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Sense: Noun: desire
Synonyms:
wish Collocations, craving Collocations, demand Collocations, desire Collocations, urge Collocations, fancy Collocations, whim Collocations, appetite Collocations, lust Collocations, thirst Collocations, hunger Collocations, passion Collocations, burning desire
Sense: Noun: need
Synonyms:
need Collocations, shortage Collocations, lack Collocations, dearth, deficiency, privation, poverty Collocations, shortfall Collocations, shortcoming, scarcity Collocations, paucity, drought Collocations, necessity Collocations, destitution
Sense: Verb: desire
Synonyms:
desire Collocations, fancy Collocations, crave Collocations, covet, would like, would love, hanker after, have an urge for, have a desire for, aspire to, be itching to, long Collocations, ache Collocations, yearn Collocations, lust for, thirst after, hunger after, have a yen for , have an itch for , have a fondness for, have a passion for, have your eye on
Sense: Verb: lack
Synonyms:
need Collocations, lack Collocations, be lacking in, be deficient in, be deprived of, run short of, be short of, could do with , not have enough, be in want of
Sense: Verb: require
Synonyms:
need Collocations, require Collocations, call for, demand Collocations, necessitate, have need of, be in need of
Sense: Verb: should - followed by 'to', UK, informal
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