wish list

noun

: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items

a wish list of useful changes

Examples of wish list in a Sentence

That book is on my wish list.

Recent Examples on the Web

For many of the workers who have spent the past several days rushing home, secure jobs and fair wages are clearly high on their wish list from the changing government. —Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026

For Ashley Emanuele, DVM, her son’s journey into pet ownership began, as many childhood pet stories do, on his Christmas wish list. —Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026

For the complete list of performers and to join the wish list to receive the link to tickets, can be found on the Sueños Festival's website. —Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026

But in the middle of describing her wish list for the perfect man, her phone cuts out a few choice words, completely changing their meaning. —Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wish list

• assist
• blacklist
• booklist
• checklist
• consist
• desist
• dismissed
• enlist
• exist
• insist
• oocyst
• persist

Kids Definition

wish list

noun

: a list of desired but often realistically unobtainable items

a wish list of equipment for the school