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What is another word for Wanting? – 112 Wanting Synonyms

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    Synonyms & Similar Words

    lacking needing requiring desiring craving longing yearning hankering aspiring seeking pursuing wishing aiming intending missing devoid deficient incomplete insufficient unfinished unfulfilled unsatisfied discontented dissatisfied unhappy unmet unrealized short scarce absent deficient incomplete

    Meaning of Wanting

    The primary meaning of the word "wanting" is to feel a lack or absence of something.

    Definitions

    • Feeling a lack or absence of something, especially a quality or attribute
    • Lacking a necessary quality or attribute
    • Feeling a strong desire or craving for something

    Etymology of Wanting

    The word "wanting" originates from the Old English and Old Norse words "want" and "vanta", respectively, which mean "to lack" or "be without"
    Historically, the word has been used to describe a state of deficiency or absence, and has evolved to include connotations of desire and longing

    Example Uses

    • The team is wanting in experience, which is why they're struggling to win games
    • She's wanting a new job, something more challenging and fulfilling
    • The city is wanting in cultural events, but it has a lot of natural beauty

    Antonyms & Near Antonyms

    sufficient adequate complete finished fulfilled satisfied contented happy pleased delighted abundant plentiful ample enough replete full perfect whole entire comprehensive