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wanted |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb want 2 of 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => hope => wish => wish, wish well => wish, care like => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek Sense 2 want need require => cry Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb want 2 of 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want => crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust => fancy, go for take to => miss => regret => long, ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish => die => hope => wish => hope, trust, desire => wish, wish well => wish, care like => please => itch => like => ambition => feel like => envy, begrudge => covet => salivate, drool => lust after lech after => hanker, long, yearn => need => seek => bid => quest Sense 2 want need require => cry Entailment of verb want Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb want 5 senses of want Sense 1 desire, want Sense 2 want need require => be Sense 3 want => demand Sense 4 want => search, seek, look for Sense 5 want lack => miss, lack Familiarity of verb want want used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb want Sense 3 want => demand Sense 4 want => search, seek, look for -------------- Sense 1 desire, want -------------- Sense 2 want need require => be -------------- Sense 5 want lack => miss, lack -------------- Overview of verb want The verb want has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1242) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (124) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (12) want -- (wish or demand the presence of "I want you here at noon!") 4. (9) want -- (hunt or look for want for a particular reason: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you") 5. (5) want lack -- (be without lack; be deficient in "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter") Overview of adj wanted The adj wanted has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wanted -- (desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster") 2. invited, wanted -- (freely permitted or invited; "invited guests") 3. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted") Antonyms of adj wanted 3 senses of wanted Sense 1 wanted (vs. unwanted) unwanted (vs. wanted) => abdicable => cast-off(postnominal), discarded, throwaway(postnominal), thrown-away(postnominal) => friendless, outcast => outcaste, casteless => uncalled-for => unclaimed => undesired, unsought => unwelcome, unwished, unwished-for Sense 2 invited, wanted INDIRECT (VIA welcome) -> unwelcome Sense 3 cherished, precious, treasured, wanted INDIRECT (VIA loved) -> unloved Similarity of adj wanted 3 senses of wanted Sense 1 wanted (vs. unwanted) => craved, desired => hot => longed-for, wished-for, yearned-for => sought, sought-after(postnominal) Also See-> desirable#1; loved#1; welcome#1 Sense 2 invited, wanted => welcome (vs. unwelcome) Sense 3 cherished, precious, treasured, wanted => loved (vs. unloved) Attributes of adj wanted Familiarity of adj wanted wanted used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj wanted unwanted wanted Overview of verb want The verb want has 5 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (1242) desire, want -- (feel or have a desire for want strongly; "I want to go home now "I want my own room") 2. (124) want need require -- (have need of: "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner") 3. (12) want -- (wish or demand the presence of "I want you here at noon!") 4. (9) want -- (hunt or look for want for a particular reason: "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you") 5. (5) want lack -- (be without lack; be deficient in "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter") Overview of adj wanted The adj wanted has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. wanted -- (desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster") 2. invited, wanted -- (freely permitted or invited; "invited guests") 3. cherished, precious, treasured, wanted -- (characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted")
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