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present tense form of want (3rd person singular).

wants

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desire n.
lack, need n.
desire v.
lack, need v.

NOUN

desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

need wish

STRONG

appetite craving demand fancy hankering hunger longing necessity requirement thirst yearning yen

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike distaste hate hatred indifference

WEAK

abundance disinterest plenty

NOUN

lack, need

Synonyms

STRONG

absence dearth default defect deficiency destitution exigency famine impecuniousness impoverishment inadequacy indigence insufficiency meagerness neediness paucity pauperism penury poorness poverty privation scantiness scarcity shortage

WEAK

exiguousness skimpiness

Antonyms

STRONG

abundance adequacy advantage affluence enough excess perfection plenty satisfaction sufficiency wealth

WEAK

disinterest dislike hate

VERB

desire

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose crave need prefer require wish

STRONG

ache aspire covet fancy hanker hunger long lust pine thirst yearn

WEAK

be greedy could do with desiderate feel a need have a passion for have a yen for have ambition have an urge for have eyes for incline toward itch for spoil for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate have not want spurn

STRONG

despise

VERB

lack, need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

miss starve

WEAK

be deficient be deprived of be found wanting be insufficient be poor be short of be without fall short in have need of stand in need of

Antonyms

WEAK

despise dislike hate have

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wants

"It added insult to injury. I couldn't understand how an organisation that wants to protect the environment, can graffiti the earth and stain rocks which are millions of years old."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

"The iron horse wants to run," a sign reads, alongside a phrase in English: "We want to be back on track."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

He wants to study propulsion engineering and hopes to land an internship at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

“What an exciting week for bond markets” isn’t generally a phrase one wants to hear, but here we are.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Helen tries to maneuver me onto the sofa but I can’t stay sitting; my body wants to pace.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse