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Synonyms for wanting
ˈwɒn tɪŋ, ˈwɔn-want·ing

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  1. lacking, absent, missing, wantingadjective

    nonexistent

    "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking"

    Synonyms:
    abstracted, scatty, lacking(p), lacking, wanting(p), absentminded, deficient, absent, missing

    Antonyms:
    existent, equal, adequate, existing

  2. deficient, lacking(p), wanting(p)adjective

    inadequate in amount or degree

    "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting"

    Antonyms:
    existent, existing, equal, adequate

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  1. wantingadjective

    Synonyms:
    deficient, defective, lacking

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  1. wantingadjective

    Synonyms:
    absent, lacking, missing, deficient, defective, needy, destitute

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "wanting":

    wishing, desiring

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  1. List of known nicknames for "Wanting":

    Wanting Qu, Wanting, Qu Wanting, Wanting Qu

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How to use wanting in a sentence?

  1. Roger Kay:

    This seems to be a case of Facebook's wanting to slow the momentum of a smaller rival by adopting its core functionality. But you could argue that Snapchat didn't really have much intellectual property in the first place. It was more of a design idea: create a means to send photos with a timer on them.

  2. Dale Bumpers:

    It’s wanting to win too badly.

  3. Neha Chaudhary:

    Just the idea that people were the danger was just a very hard concept to get across in a way that wasn't going to scare them into not wanting to be around people later.

  4. Robert Barnes:

    In cases of high volatility, e.g M&A or Brexit, the service has demonstrated that it offers block liquidity for investors wanting to move very large orders quickly and without moving the market.

  5. Lori Lightfoot:

    If the President is truly sincere about wanting to help. There are a number of things that the federal government is uniquely qualified to do that we could use his help with. And they all revolve around the fact that we have way too many illegal guns on our streets.


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