2
assume(verb, hold, want, believe, hope)
2
await(verb, hold, assume, want, believe)
2
be deficient(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be deprived(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be down and out(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be hard up(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be in need of(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be in want(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be inadequate(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be needy(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be poor(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be short(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
be sure of(verb, hold, assume, want, believe)
2
be willing to(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb)
2
be without(verb, take, desire, exact, demand)
2
believe(verb, hold, assume, want, hope)
2
beseech(verb, demand, want, need, lack)
2
bespeak(verb, demand, invite)
2
calculation(noun, aim, meaning, objective, intention)
2
call(noun, verb, order, demand, request)
10 years ago|19k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). wish thesaurus. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wish/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "wish thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/wish/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 23, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, wish thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/wish/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "wish thesaurus" 23 December 2015. Web. 23 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/wish/thesaurus/synonyms>