Synonyms for Wish:

n.
- black magic
- extrasensory perception
- the black arts
- have your heart set on (doing) something
- I beg your pardon
- I hate to say/admit
- I'm afraid
- I'm sorry
- I/we regret to inform/tell you that
- excuse me
- if only
- my (humble/deepest/sincere etc.) apologies
- a plague on someone
- bless you
- get well (soon)
- have a good/nice something
- may someone rest in peace
- all someone wants
- man cannot live by bread alone
- someone's heart's desire
- the goods
• aim
- course
- direction
- end
- mark
- plan
- scheme
- target
• ambition
- goal
• aspiration
- ambitiousness
- craving
- eagerness
- passion
- pursuit
- push
- right stuff
- vocation
- work
• behest
- bidding
- charge
- commandment
- demand
- dictate
- mandate
- precept
- prompting
• choice
- alternative
- decision
- determination
- discretion
- judgment
- option
- preference
- selection
- volition
• daydream
- IN ZONE
- castle air
- castle in air
- castle the air
- conceivings
- fancyings
- figment imagination
- fond hopes
- fool paradise
- fools paradise
- in a zones
- in zones
- mind trips
- pie in sky
- pie sky
- pie the sky
- stargazings
- woolgatherings
• desire
- Ardency
- acquisitiveness
- amorousness
- covetousness
- expectation
- fondness
- greed
- hunger
- itch
- thirst
- yearning
• dream
- flight fancy
• feeling
- want
• free will
- Conation
- free decision
- one's choice
- one's discretion
- one's own choice
- one's own will
- own say so
- own sweet way
- person's full intent and purpose
- voluntary decision
• hankering
- drutherses
- munchy
- pinings
• hope
- anticipation
- confidence
- contemplation
- faith
- optimism
- presumption
- sureness
• impulse
- actuation
- excitant
- excitants
- impellent
- impulsion
- impulsions
• inclination
- cup tea
- pre disposition
- pre dispositions
- pre-disposition
- pre-dispositions
• intent/intention
- in tents
- in-tents
- name game
- name the game
- nuts bolts
- under standing
- under standings
- under-standing
- under-standings
• intention
- agenda
- approach
- calculation
- choice
- consideration
- endeavor
- forecast
- forethought
- idea
- intention
- policy
- procedure
- proposal
- prospectus
- scenario
- schedule
- strategy
• longing
- covetings
- hungerings
• mind
- out look
- out looks
- out-look
- out-looks
- point view
- way thinking
• mood
- frame mind
- high spiritses
- low spirit
• motivation
- Geese
- get up and go
- gooses
- motivations
- stimulus
• need
- the urges
• request
- appeal
- entreaty
- inquiry
- invitation
- petition
- plea
- probe
- query
- question
- requisition
- summons
• say-so
- say so
• voice
- Re-presentation
- right of free speech
• vote
- plebiscite
- plebiscites
- secret ballot
- show of hands
- yes or no
v.
• aim
- attempt
- concentrate
- focus
- steer
- strive
- train
• aspire
- pursue
- struggle
• choose
- accept
- predestine
• desire
- grasp
- welcome
• hanker
- creamed for
- creaming for
- creams for
• hanker after/hanker for
- partialed to
- partialing to
- partials to
- yenned
- yenning
• impose
- de cree
- de creed
- de crees
- de-cree
- de-creed
- de-crees
- ex act
- ex acting
- ex acts
- ex-act
- ex-acted
- ex-acting
- force up on
- forced up on
- forces up on
- forces upon
- forcing up on
- forcing upon
- in fringe
- in fringed
- in fringes
- in fringing
- in-fringe
- in-fringed
- in-fringes
- in-fringing
- intro duce
- intro duces
- intro-duce
- intro-duces
- laid down law
- laid down the law
- lay down law
- laying down law
- laying down the law
- lays down
- lays down law
- lays down the law
- moved in on
- moved on
- moves in on
- moves on
- moving in on
- moving on
- pre scribe
- pre scribing
- pre-scribe
- pre-scribed
- pre-scribes
- pre-scribing
- puts foot down
- putting foot down
- reading riot act
- reads riot act
- takes advantage
- took advantage
• intend
- consider
• like
- cared to
- cares to
- caring to
- feeling disposed
- feels disposed
- feels like
- felt disposed
- felt like
- had a preference for
- had preference for
- haddest a preference for
- haddest preference for
- hadst a preference for
- hadst preference for
- has a preference for
- has preference for
- hast a preference for
- hast preference for
- hath a preference for
- hath preference for
- have preference for
- having a preference for
- having preference for
- inclines toward
• long
- had a yen for
- had yen for
- haddest a yen for
- haddest yen for
- hadst a yen for
- hadst yen for
- has a yen for
- has yen for
- hast a yen for
- hast yen for
- hath a yen for
- hath yen for
- have yen for
- having a yen for
- having yen for
- spoiled for
- spoils for
- spoilt for
• lust
- am consumed with desire
- am hot for
- are consumed with desire
- are hot for
- art consumed with desire
- art hot for
- being consumed with desire
- being hot for
- hungered for
- hungers for
- is consumed with desire
- is hot for
- was consumed with desire
- was hot for
- wast consumed with desire
- wast hot for
- were consumed with desire
- were hot for
- wert consumed with desire
- wert hot for
• mean
- pre ordain
- pre ordained
- pre ordaining
- pre ordains
- pre-ordain
- pre-ordained
- pre-ordaining
- pre-ordains
- re solve
- re solves
- re-solve
- re-solved
- re-solves
- re-solving
- sets out
• need
- am deficient
- am deprived
- am down and out
- am down out
- am hard up
- am need of
- am needy
- am poor
- am short
- am want
- am without
- are deficient
- are deprived
- are down and out
- are down out
- are hard up
- are in need of
- are in want
- are inadequate
- are poor
- are short
- are want
- are without
- art deficient
- art deprived
- art hard up
- art in need of
- art in want
- art inadequate
- art need of
- art needy
- art poor
- art short
- art want
- art without
- be down out
- be need of
- be want
- being deficient
- being deprived
- being down and out
- being down out
- being hard up
- being in need of
- being in want
- being inadequate
- being need of
- being needy
- being poor
- being short
- being want
- died for
- dieing for
- dies for
- drave for
- drives for
- driving for
- drove for
- feel dearth of
- feel pinch
- feeling a dearth of
- feeling dearth of
- feeling necessity for
- feeling pinch
- feeling the necessity for
- feels a dearth of
- feels dearth of
- feels necessity for
- feels pinch
- feels the necessity for
- feels the pinch
- felt a dearth of
- felt dearth of
- felt necessity for
- felt pinch
- felt the necessity for
- felt the pinch
- goes hungry
- going hungry
- had occasion for
- had occasion to
- had use for
- haddest occasion for
- haddest occasion to
- haddest use for
- hadst occasion for
- hadst occasion to
- hadst use for
- has occasion for
- has occasion to
- has use for
- hast occasion for
- hast occasion to
- hast use for
- hath occasion for
- hath occasion to
- hath use for
- having occasion for
- having occasion to
- having use for
- hurts for
- is deficient
- is deprived
- is down and out
- is down out
- is hard up
- is in need of
- is in want
- is inadequate
- is need of
- is needy
- is poor
- is short
- is want
- is without
- suffered privation
- suffering privation
- suffers privation
- was deficient
- was deprived
- was down and out
- was down out
- was hard up
- was in need of
- was in want
- was inadequate
- was need of
- was needy
- was poor
- was short
- was want
- was without
- wast deficient
- wast deprived
- wast down and out
- wast down out
- wast hard up
- wast in need of
- wast in want
- wast inadequate
- wast need of
- wast needy
- wast poor
- wast short
- wast want
- wast without
- went hungry
- were deficient
- were deprived
- were down and out
- were down out
- were hard up
- were in need of
- were in want
- were inadequate
- were need of
- were needy
- were poor
- were short
- were want
- were without
- wert deficient
- wert deprived
- wert down and out
- wert down out
- wert hard up
- wert in need of
- wert in want
- wert inadequate
- wert need of
- wert needy
- wert poor
- wert short
- wert want
- wert without
- yenned for
- yenning for
- yens for
• request
- inquire
- plead
- summon
Other synonyms:

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impulse
the Holy Grail
thought
voice
vote
yen

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line up

•

burn

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• choose

• desire

hanker

• hope

• impose

• like

• long

• mean

fating
set out
setting out

• pant

panting
pants

• please

be inclined
is inclined

• require

depend upon
feel necessity for
have need
hurting for
stand in need

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- Adjective
  interested, willing.
- Proper noun, singular
  urges, thunderstorms.
- Noun, singular or mass
  ambition, desirability, desired, eagerness, expectation, interest, longing, wanting, willpower, Desiderata, Hoped, vows.
- Verb, gerund or present participle
  asking, calling, looking, running, seeking, wanting, Aiming, Gunning, Praying.
- Verb, non-3rd person singular present
  congratulate, expect, intend, like, prefer, Dreamt, Kidding, loans.
- Verb, 3rd person singular present
  Does, likes.
- Verb, base form
  congratulate, considered, deciding, expect, intend, interest, invite, invited, like, prefer, recommended, Chose, Considering.
Other Related
- Noun, singular or mass
  determination, intention, yearning.

What are the hypernyms for Wish?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

hypernyms for wish (as nouns)
- feeling
  velleity.
hypernyms for wish (as verbs)
- emotion
  desire, trust, hope.

What are the hyponyms for Wish?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

hyponyms for wish (as nouns)
- cognition
  preference, druthers.
- feeling
  desire.
hyponyms for wish (as verbs)
- communication
  verbalise, express, verbalize, utter, order, give tongue to.
- emotion
  want, desire.

What are the opposite words for wish?

The word 'wish' is often used to express our desires or aspirations. However, sometimes we need to describe situations where we don't want something to happen. In such cases, we can use antonyms of the word 'wish'. Some possible antonyms of 'wish' include 'dread', 'loathe', 'despise', 'abhor', 'dislike', and 'detest'. When we use such words, we convey negative emotions and indicate our opposition to an idea or outcome. For instance, we might say, "I dread the thought of losing my job" or "I loathe the idea of going to that party." Thus, antonyms of 'wish' allow us to express a range of emotions and attitudes towards different situations.

What are the antonyms for Wish?

n.
• aim
- aimlessness
- avoidance
- neglect
- purposelessness
- thoughtlessness
• condition of agreement
- stipulation
• requirement/requisite
- Desiderata
- desideratum
- ex action
- ex actions
- ex-action
- ex-actions
- imperatives
- pre condition
- pre conditions
- pre occupation
- pre occupations
- pre possessions
- pre requisites
- pre-condition
- pre-conditions
- pre-occupation
- pre-occupations
- pre-possessions
- pre-requisite
- pre-requisites
- prerequisites
- pro vision
- pro visions
- pro viso
- pro-vision
- pro-visions
- pro-viso
- pro-visos
- requirements
- vital part
- vital parts
• stipulation
- re striction
- re strictions
- re-striction
- re-strictions
- string attached
- string attacheds
• wish
- dislike
- hate
- hatred
v.
• decide on conditions
- stipulate
• desire
- answer
- despise
- give
- ignore
- spurn
• stipulate
- Slotted
- Specificate
- de tail
- de tailed
- de tailing
- de tails
- de-tail
- de-tailed
- de-tailing
- de-tails
- insist up on
- insist upon
- insisted up on
- insisted upon
- insisting up on
- insisting upon
- insists up on
- insists upon
- laid down
- laid finger on
- lay down
- lay finger on
- laying down
- laying finger on
- lays down
- lays finger on
- made a point
- made point
- make a point
- make point
- makes a point
- makes point
- making a point
- making point
- pin down
- pinned down
- pinning down
- pins down
- pro mise
- pro mises
- pro vide
- pro vided
- pro vides
- pro viding
- pro-mise
- pro-mises
- pro-vide
- pro-vided
- pro-vides
- pro-viding
- put down for
- putting down for
- re quire
- re quired
- re quires
- re quiring
- re-quire
- re-quired
- re-quires
- re-quiring
- specificated
- specificates
- specificating
- specificize
- specificized
- specificizes
- specificizing
Other relevant words:

refuse

Usage examples for Wish

wish I had been in his place.

"The Mermaid of Druid Lake and Other Stories"

Charles Weathers Bump

I wish to take General Lingard in to Richard myself.

"Jane Oglander"

Marie Belloc Lowndes

Of course I wish to break my engagement.

"Jane Oglander"

Marie Belloc Lowndes

Famous quotes with Wish

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

John Adams
If you wish to succeed in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius.

Joseph Addison
Plenty of people wish to become devout, but no one wishes to be humble.

Joseph Addison
I got about 6037 songs I wrote myself and I'm trying to get them on the market and I just wish people could hear them and stuff but they'll do pretty good.

Hasil Adkins
Ultimately, we wish the joy of perfect union with the person we love.

Mortimer Adler

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v.

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