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wanted

DEFINITIONS OF: wanted

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adj desired or wished for or sought

“couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy”
“a wanted criminal”
“a wanted poster”
Synonyms
desirable
worth having or seeking or achieving
loved
held dear
craved, desired
wanted intensely
hot
wanted by the police
longed-for, wished-for, yearned-for
greatly desired
sought, sought-after
being searched for
welcome
giving pleasure or satisfaction or received with pleasure or freely granted
Antonyms:
unwanted
not wanted; not needed
undesirable, unwanted
not wanted
unloved
not loved
abdicable
capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished
cast-off, discarded, throwaway, thrown-away
thrown away
friendless, outcast
excluded from a society
casteless, outcaste
not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society
uncalled-for
not required or requested
unclaimed
not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee
undesired, unsought
not desired
unwelcome, unwished, unwished-for
not welcome
unwelcome
not welcome; not giving pleasure or received with pleasure
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adj characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

“so good to feel wanted
Synonyms:
cherished, precious, treasured
loved
held dear
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