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31
lacking(adjective, preposition, clear, poor)
18
missing(adjective, poor, inadequate, deficient)
10
desiring(adjective, eager, avid, greedy)
9
covetous(adjective, eager, hopeful, hungry)
9
needing(adjective, poor, limited, tight)
9
wishing(adjective, eager, hopeful, aspiring)
8
craving(noun, adjective, eager, hopeful)
8
grasping(adjective, eager, hopeful, hungry)
7
hoping(adjective, desiring, hoping)
7
yearning(noun, adjective, eager, avid)
5
coveting(hungering, desiring)
5
demanding(adjective, avid, greedy, rapacious)
5
envious(desiring, desirous of)
5
longing(adjective, eager, hopeful, hungry)
5
want
4
hungering(hungering, desiring)
4
lost
4
need
4
requiring
4
short of(phrasal verb, incompleteness)
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APASmart Define. (2016). wanting thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wanting/thesaurus/synonyms
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