Synonyms of wanted

wanted 1 of 2

adjective

as in liked

Related Words

• liked
• preferred
• desirable
• selected
• noted
• celebrated
• famous
• prominent
• famed
• renowned
• notorious
• large
• pop
• fabled
• legendary
• fabulous
• well-known
• favorite
• happening
• important
• outstanding
• fashionable
• semipopular
• notable
• remarkable
• big
• popular
• leading
• in
• popularized
• significant
• vogue
• faddish
• red-hot
• crowd-pleasing
• du jour
• hot
• faddy
• modish
• voguish

Dissimilar Words

• out
• rejected
• unpopular
• disliked
• hated
• unfashionable
• despised
• detested
• unimportant
• insignificant
• unknown
• obscure
• anonymous
• washed-up
• inconspicuous
• nameless
• unexceptional
• indistinguished

wanted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of want

1

as in craved

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

I want a new car so badly!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craved
• desired
• enjoyed
• liked
• loved
• wished (for)
• preferred
• died (for)
• coveted
• sighed (for)
• itched (for)
• yearned (for)
• longed (for)
• hungered (for)
• thirsted (for)
• salivated (for)
• hankered (for or after)
• ached (for)
• pined (for)
• panted (after)
• lusted (for or after)
• desiderated
• admired
• jonesed (for)
• relished
• repined (for)
• set one's heart on
• fancied
• yenned (for)
• spoiled (for)
• adored
• delighted (in)
• appreciated
• valued
• dug
• reveled (in)
• favored
• grooved (on)
• cherished
• treasured
• prized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hated
• despised
• loathed
• refused
• detested
• abhorred
• declined
• rejected
• spurned
• abominated
• execrated

2

as in needed

to have as a requirement

that stray cat wants food and a clean place to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• needed
• required
• took
• demanded
• involved
• claimed
• challenged
• necessitated
• bore
• called for
• asked
• warranted
• begged
• entailed
• insisted
• lacked
• cried (for)
• hurt (for)
• stipulated
• enjoined
• clamored (for)
• pressed
• commanded
• exacted
• quested

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• had
• held
• owned
• possessed

3

as in wished

to see fit

do what you want

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wished
• pleased
• chose
• liked
• willed
• desired
• craved
• fancied
• died (for)
• decided
• coveted
• sighed (for)
• longed (for)
• yearned (for)
• itched (for)
• hungered (for)
• ached (for)
• pined (for)
• panted (after)
• resolved
• determined
• thirsted (for)
• hankered (for)
• lusted (for or after)
• repined (for)

4

as in enjoyed

to wish to have

I want some ice cream for dessert, please

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liked
• enjoyed
• loved
• felt like
• fancied
• relished
• welcomed
• desired
• craved
• cared (for)
• delighted (in)
• wished (for)
• dug
• died (for)
• adored
• grooved (on)
• coveted
• reveled (in)
• yearned (for)
• hankered (for or after)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wanted

Adjective

The end result is spirited but uneven, a show wherein some very big singing nearly succeeds in drowning out needling plot contrivances and characterizations as thin as a wanted poster. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2026

In the long run, this can affect the health and population of wanted species such as trout. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Despite his wanted status, Haile Cummings made the bold choice of drinking in public during Brooklyn’s J’Ouvert festivities in Crown Heights, a celebration before the annual West Indian Day Parade regularly patrolled by a massive police presence. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Families can deeply love a wanted child and still make different decisions about how to proceed. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

Heading into the past three summer transfer windows, Trafford topped Newcastle’s goalkeeper wanted list. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The cameras photograph every passing vehicle, allowing law enforcement to track a wanted vehicle across the city. — Josh Wood, Louisville Courier Journal, 31 Aug. 2026

Owning a stake in a profitable, growing business that provides a wanted product or service over the long term is preferable to owning paper currency, which is destined to lose purchasing power over time. — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, in Rhode Island, Providence Journal reporters took readers inside a 20-year-hunt for one of the state’s most wanted fugitives – finally arrested at sea. — Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Michael Grasso, of nearby Clarendon Hills, wanted to teach them a lesson, starting with being safe around trains and tracks. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026

And why does the chief justice, who wanted Givens in charge of disciplining every lawyer in the state, now wish for the court to say so little about her? — Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026

Party members frustrated on Thursday’s post-election call wanted answers about why the party still fell short of statewide wins, rather than a victory lap for effort. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 13 Nov. 2026

And in 2015-2016 some hotheads in the Republican House wanted to impeach Barack Obama’s IRS commissioner, but the leadership wisely put a stop to it. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 Nov. 2026

Congress did include some investment controls, but senators in both parties wanted to do more. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Esmé Creed-Miles Creed-Miles never wanted to be part of Hollywood. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

But Armour wanted a stronger statement, delivered on Clark’s own initiative instead of in response to a question. — Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Brass was fired from the project and nixed as an editor over creative clashes with Guccione, who wanted to amp up the raunchy scenes, Penthouse-style. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026