🚨 Sought after 🤗 Loved or valued

wanted

19 1.0

Feeling loved and needed by other people

adjective
/ˈwɑːntɪd/

: querido

And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.

And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.

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Examples

They convince themselves that they're not wanted, they're not needed.

The Diary Of A CEO
She felt wanted when her friends surprised her with a birthday party.
And men want to feel wanted and desired and valued.

Stephan Speaks
Like all I wanted was like a kinder goodbye.
And she's like crying and like everything in me wanted to just hug my mom and say OK mom, OK.
He often wondered if he was truly wanted by anyone in his life.
After the compliments from his colleagues, he realized he was wanted and appreciated.

Synonyms

precious

vswanted

561 3.2

Very important and loved because of strong personal feelings

is about being made to feel cared for and needed, not just special

loved

vswanted

518 1.0

A person or thing that someone cares about very much

is about feeling needed and cared for rather than just being valued

beloved

vswanted

353 2.1

Very much loved, often for a long time

is more about feeling needed and appreciated by others

wished-for

vswanted

156 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

is more about receiving care and need rather than being merely hoped for

desired

vswanted

97 2.5

Something that people want very much

is about feeling loved and needed rather than being an object of desire

longed-for

vswanted

65 5.5

A thing people want and hope for after many years

is about being made to feel needed and loved rather than being sought

coveted

vswanted

48 4.4

Wanted by many people because it is rare or special

is about feeling personally loved and needed, not being envied or in demand

yearned-for

vswanted

46 6.0

Wanted very much for a long time

is about feeling needed and cared for, not only being the object of desire

cherished

vswanted

39 3.4

Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory

is about feeling needed and cared for rather than external deep devotion

sought after

vswanted

30 4.1

Wanted by many people

is about being personally made to feel needed, not being in general demand

treasured

vswanted

24 4.1

A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories

is focused on feeling cared for and needed rather than just value

sought-after

vswanted

12 4.1

Wanted by many people and hard to find

is focused on personal feelings of care and need, not public popularity

Antonyms

neglected

17 3.7

Not cared for or looked after so it becomes damaged

unvalued

1 7.0

Not seen as valuable or appreciated

Compounds

wanted list

23 3.6

A list of people or things someone is looking for

wanted poster

Formal

13 3.9

A public notice with a photo and details of a person police are looking for

wanted notice

Formal

1 5.8

A public message from the police asking people to help find a person for questioning or arrest

International Wanted Notice

Formal

1 7.6

An official Interpol notice that asks countries to arrest and send back a person accused of a crime

How Wanted

adored

11 2.6

cherished

39 3.4

wanted

19 1.0

appreciated

1 3.9

liked

74 1.0

Surface Forms

wanted positive

Morphology

wanted = want (transparent) = want + ed

The adjective is formed from 'want' + '-ed' to mean 'being desired'; the emotional sense is a direct, slightly metaphorical extension.

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.