wanted
- adjective
- /ˈwɑːntɪd/
:
querido
- And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.
And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.
- And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.
- They convince themselves that they're not wanted, they're not needed.
Examples
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They convince themselves that they're not wanted, they're not needed.
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She felt wanted when her friends surprised her with a birthday party.
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And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.
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Like all I wanted was like a kinder goodbye.
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And she's like crying and like everything in me wanted to just hug my mom and say OK mom, OK.
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He often wondered if he was truly wanted by anyone in his life.
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After the compliments from his colleagues, he realized he was wanted and appreciated.
Synonyms
407
3.2
Very important and loved because of strong personal feelings
377
2.1
Very much loved, often for a long time
14
6.0
Wanted very much for a long time
9
5.5
A thing people want and hope for after many years
8
4.1
Wanted by many people and hard to find
5
4.1
Wanted by many people
4
4.2
Wanted very much and hoped for
1
4.4
Wanted by many people because it is rare or special
1
3.4
Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory
1
4.1
A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories
A person or thing that someone cares about very much
Something that people want very much
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
11
3.9
A public notice with a photo and details of a person police are looking for
- Formal
An official Interpol notice that asks countries to arrest and send back a person accused of a crime
- Formal
A public message from the police asking people to help find a person for questioning or arrest
How Wanted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wanted comes from the old verb want, originally meaning 'to lack' or 'need'. So to feel 'wanted' today is to feel 'needed' and valued by others, which explains the warm, cared-for meaning of the word.