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wanting(adjective, eager, hopeful, aspiring)
9
desiring(adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
9
hoping(adjective, desiring, believing, hoping)
8
yearning(adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
7
longing(adjective, keen, anxious, eager)
6
needing
6
thirsting(adjective, anxious, eager, desirous)
5
craving(noun, adjective, keen, eager)
5
expecting(desiring, hoping, intending)
4
wish
4
aiming
4
fancying(choosing, desiring)
4
intending(hoping, intending)
4
liking(noun, choosing)
4
requesting
3
aspiring(adjective, keen, eager, desirous)
3
coveting
3
hankering(adjective, keen, desirous, hopeful)
3
hungering
3
lusting
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APASmart Define. (2015). wishing thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wishing/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "wishing thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/wishing/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 27, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, wishing thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 27 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/wishing/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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