| want | (noun) a specific feeling of desire | Synonyms: wish, wishing |
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| (noun) anything that is necessary but lacking | Synonyms: need |
| (noun) a state of extreme poverty | Synonyms: deprivation, neediness, privation |
| (noun) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable | Synonyms: deficiency, lack |
| (verb) wish or demand the presence of | - |
| (verb) have need of | Synonyms: need, require |
| (verb) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason | - |
| (verb) feel or have a desire for; want strongly | Synonyms: desire |
| (verb) be without, lack; be deficient in | - |
| wanted | (adjective) desired or wished for or sought | - |
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| (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | Synonyms: cherished, precious, treasured |
| wanter | (noun) a person who wants or needs something | Synonyms: needer |
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| wanting | (adjective) inadequate in amount or degree | Synonyms: deficient, lacking |
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| (adjective) nonexistent | Synonyms: absent, lacking, missing |
| wanton | (adjective) casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior | Synonyms: easy, light, loose, promiscuous, sluttish |
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| (adjective) occurring without motivation or provocation | Synonyms: motiveless, unprovoked |
| (noun) lewd or lascivious woman | - |
| (verb) behave extremely cruelly and brutally | - |
| (verb) engage in amorous play | - |
| (verb) become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously | Synonyms: luxuriate |
| (verb) spend wastefully | Synonyms: trifle away, wanton away |
| (verb) waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently | Synonyms: piddle, piddle away, trifle, wanton away |
| (verb) indulge in a carefree or voluptuous way of life | - |
| wantonly | (adverb) in a licentious and promiscuous manner | Synonyms: licentiously, promiscuously |
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| (adverb) in a wanton manner | - |
| wantonness | (noun) the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry | Synonyms: abandon, unconstraint |
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| (noun) the quality of being lewd and lascivious | Synonyms: licentiousness |