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wanted
adj. requested, sought after (as a criminal)
 
want
v. desire; need; be without; lack; be deficient; be impoverished


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Wanted
Wanted may refer to:Wanted (album), a 2005 Bow Wow musical albumWanted (comics)Wanted (2008 English film), a 2008 film based on the comic bookWanted (2008 Hindi film), unrelated Bollywood film, remake of PokiriWanted (2009 film), starring Meryl Streep, Martin Hernandez, & Jennifer Aniston"Wanted" (song), a song by Perry Como and several other artists"Wanted" (Alan Jackson song), a song by Alan JacksonWanted (television), a Channel 4 showWanted (TV series), a TNT series
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wanted
Adjective
1. desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
(antonym) unwanted
(similar) craved, desired
(see-also) desirable
2. freely permitted or invited; "invited guests"
(synonym) invited
(similar) welcome
3. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for; "a cherished friend"; "children are precious"; "a treasured heirloom"; "so good to feel wanted"
(synonym) cherished, precious, treasured
(similar) loved

 
want
Noun
1. a state of extreme poverty
(synonym) privation, deprivation
(hypernym) poverty, poorness, impoverishment
2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
(synonym) lack, deficiency
(hypernym) need, demand
(hyponym) absence
3. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"
(synonym) need
(hypernym) necessity, essential, requirement, requisite, necessary
4. a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"
(synonym) wish, wishing
(hypernym) desire
(hyponym) velleity
(derivation) desire
Verb
1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
(synonym) desire
(hyponym) crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust
(derivation) wanter, needer
2. have need of; "This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner"
(synonym) need, require
(hypernym) be
(hyponym) cry
(derivation) wanter, needer
3. wish or demand the presence of; "I want you here at noon!"
(hypernym) demand
(derivation) wanter, needer
4. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason; "Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI"; "Uncle Sam wants you"
(hypernym) search, seek, look for
(derivation) wanter, needer
5. be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter"
(hypernym) miss, lack
(derivation) wanter, needer


Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Wanted
(imp. & p. p.)
of Want
  

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
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wanted
Synonyms and related words:
called for, coveted, desired, essential, hoped-for, in demand, indicated, indispensable, irreducible, irreductible, irreplaceable, longed-for, necessary, needed, needful, popular, prerequisite, required, requisite, unforgoable, vital, wished-for
  

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