want

/wˈɑnt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a state of extreme poverty
2. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
   “there is a serious lack of insight into the problem”
3. anything that is necessary but lacking
   “he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs”
4. a specific feeling of desire
   “he got his wish”

verb

1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly
   “I want to go home now”
2. have need of
   “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”
3. hunt or look for; want for a particular reason
   “Your former neighbor is wanted by the FBI”
4. wish or demand the presence of
   “I want you here at noon!”
5. be without, lack; be deficient in
   “want courtesy”

Synonyms for want

• privation
• deprivation
• neediness
• lack
• deficiency
• need
• wish
• wishing
• desire
• require

Words that rhyme with want

• piedmont
• font
• commandant
• confidant
• croissant
• debutante
• detente
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• savant
• storefront
• ausimont
• avant
• bankvermont
• bondt
• bonte
• bromont
• cheuvront
• claremont
• claymont
• clermont
• crestmont
• dhondt
• dumont
• enfant
• enimont
• erbamont
• fairmont
• fonte
• freemont