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wish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wish

1 to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable

despite my protestations, the dreaded position of club secretary was wished on me

Synonyms of wish

fob off, foist, palm, palm off, pass off

Words Related to wish

entail, force, impose, inflict

counterfeit, fake, forge

distort, falsify, misrepresent

2 to see fit

you're free to sit wherever you wish

Synonyms of wish

choose, like, please, want, will

Words Related to wish

ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), fancy, hanker (for), hunger (for), itch (for), long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), yearn (for)

decide, determine, resolve

Synonym Discussion of wish

desire, wish, want, crave, covet mean to have a longing for. desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim.

- desires to start a new life

wish sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable.

- wishes for permanent world peace

want specifically suggests a felt need or lack.

- wants to have a family

crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need.

- craves sweets

covet implies strong envious desire.

- covets his rise to fame

wish (for)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wish (for)

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

having her own home was something she had wished for since she was a child

Synonyms of wish (for)

ache (for), covet, crave, desiderate, desire, die (for), hanker (for or after), hunger (for), itch (for), jones (for) [slang], long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), salivate (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), want, yearn (for), yen (for)

Words Related to wish (for)

spoil (for)

adore, delight (in), dig, enjoy, fancy, groove (on), like, love, relish, revel (in)

favor, prefer

admire, appreciate, cherish, prize, treasure, value

Phrases Synonymous with wish (for)

set one's heart on

Near Antonyms of wish (for)

abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe

decline, refuse, reject, spurn

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