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  • past participle of wish.
  • past tense form of wish.
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wished

ADJECTIVE
requested
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desired needed
STRONG
appealed asked demanded hunted petitioned requisitioned solicited sought
ADJECTIVE
uncompelled
Synonyms
WEAK
autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful witting
ADJECTIVE
unforced
Synonyms
WEAK
autonomous chosen deliberate designful discretional elected free free-willed freely gratuitous honorary independent intended intentional opted optional spontaneous unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unpaid unprescribed volitional volunteer willed willful witting
ADJECTIVE
voluntary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
spontaneous
STRONG
chosen free independent volunteer
WEAK
autonomous deliberate designful discretional elected free-willed freely gratuitous honorary intended intentional opted optional unasked unbidden uncompelled unconstrained unforced unpaid unprescribed volitional willed willful witting
Antonyms
WEAK
forced involuntary obligatory unwilling

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Fox thanked her for her service and wished her well in her “next chapter.”

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

“When I truly had a place that I wished to call home, I wanted it to be equally marvelous for my great friends, the other ‘cast members.’”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

Clients trusted him with their special moments: engagements, weddings and anniversaries, or when they simply wished to treat themselves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026

King Charles III sent his "most heartfelt condolences", while King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden remembered "a good friend to me, my family and to Sweden", and wished his godson Haakon "success and good fortune".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

He was disappointed, but he gave me a thin smile and wished me luck.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

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