want
verbHow many syllables in want?
There is 1 syllable in the word want.How to pronounce want:
Definition of want:
- want (verb):
- to be needy or destitute
- to feel a need or longing for
Synonyms for want:
ambition
begrudge
care
crave
desire
envy
fancy
feel like
go for
hanker
hope
hunger
itch
lech after
like
long
lust
lust after
miss
seek
spoil
take to
thirst
wish
wish well
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Antonyms for want:
abhor
abjure
abominate
answer
be averse
be averse to
be chaste
be confident
be content
be generous
be happy
be pure
be turned off to
bear a grudge against
bemoan
bewail
contemn
deplore
deride
despise
detest
disapprove
disapprove of
discountenance
disdain
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