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wishing

verb , present participle of wish

Synonyms and Antonyms of wishing

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 wishing

fobbing off, foisting, palming, palming off, passing off

Words Related to wishing

entailing, forcing, imposing, inflicting

counterfeiting, faking, forging

distorting, falsifying, misrepresenting

2 to see fit

you're free to sit wherever you wish

Synonyms of wishing

choosing, liking, pleasing, wanting, willing

Words Related to wishing

aching (for), coveting, craving, desiring, dying (for), fancying, hankering (for), hungering (for), itching (for), longing (for), lusting (for or after), panting (after), pining (for), repining (for), sighing (for), thirsting (for), yearning (for)

deciding, determining, resolving

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