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want
Synonyms and Antonyms of want
- the proverb that begins, "for want of a nail, the shoe was lost"
- there's a notable want of teachers in that rural school district
crunch, dearth, deficiency, deficit, drought (also drouth), failure, famine, inadequacy, inadequateness, insufficiency, lack, lacuna, paucity, pinch, poverty, scantiness, scarceness, scarcity, shortage, undersupply
- those children are in want of some good discipline
- grew up in extreme want
- she's well-meaning and kind, but her besetting want is a complete lack of tact
demerit, dereliction, failing, fault, foible, frailty, shortcoming, sin, vice, weakness
Synonym Discussion of want
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- the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers
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- the indigence of her years as a graduate student
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- a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury
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- lived in a perpetual state of want
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- the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine
want
Synonyms and Antonyms of want
- I want a new car so badly!
adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, love, relish, revel (in)
- that stray cat wants food and a clean place to sleep
- do what you want
- I want some ice cream for dessert, please
Synonym Discussion of want
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- desires to start a new life
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- wishes for permanent world peace
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- wants to have a family
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- craves sweets
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- covets his rise to fame
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See words that rhyme with want Dictionary: Definition of want Spanish Central: Translation of want Nglish: Translation of want for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of want for Arabic speakers
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