Thesaurus:want

Thesaurus

want

English

Verb

Sense: to feel a need for.

Synonyms

• ache
• appetize (situational)
• aspire
• covet
• crave
• desire    [⇒ thesaurus]
• dream
• eye    [⇒ thesaurus]
• fancy
• fond
• heart
• hope
• hunger
• jones
• like
• thirst
• wish

Antonyms

• dislike    [⇒ thesaurus]
• hate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• unwant

Hyponyms

• choose    [⇒ thesaurus]
• favor
• pick
• prefer
• vote

Holonyms

• long    [⇒ thesaurus]
• yearn

See also

• Thesaurus:desire

Further reading

• “865. desire” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “want” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.