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Adjective Lacking in a required or necessary quality deficient inadequate disappointing insufficient lacking defective faulty imperfect inferior poor substandard unsound patchy sketchy incomplete unacceptable unsatisfying flawed impaired pathetic short shy absent limited low missing not good enough restricted scarce second-rate shabby shoddy unfinished bodger needing not acceptable not up to standard unpolished unrefined away bankrupt bereft cooked deprived destitute devoid empty failing gone half-baked less needed omitted scant scanty unfulfilled below par burned out cut off in default not up to par out of gas not much cop not up to expectations not up to scratch too little too late leaving much to be desired “In this area, Morrison was found wanting time and time again.” Adjective Not existing; absent absent lacking missing nonexistent non-existent short unavailable not present not there not to be found “… grass is almost entirely wanting in that arid wasteland.” Adjective Falling short of a standard bad bush bush-league crumby crummy deficient dissatisfactory ill inferior lame lousy off paltry poor punk sour suboptimal subpar substandard unacceptable unsatisfactory wack wretched wrong “… we tried her cooking and found it to be very wanting.” Adjective Absent or lacking without minus sans bankrupt of bereft of deprived of destitute of devoid of empty of free from free of deficient in in need of low on short on Preposition Not having absent minus sans without lacking short of in need of “… a mitten wanting its mate.” Verb Present participle for to have a desire for desiring fancying liking craving caring for coveting feeling like hankering for needing hankering after longing for pining for requiring wishing for having an inclination for hoping for hungering for relishing thirsting for yearning for aching for crying out for feeling in need of having a fancy for having a need for having one's heart set on hungering after itching for setting one's heart on sighing for taking a fancy to thirsting after yenning for desiderating having a yen for jonesing for lusting after pining after spoiling for burning for dying for feeling inclined to feeling the need for feeling up to having an urge for having a passion for having eyes for having the inclination for inclining toward lusting for panting after repining for salivating for eating one's heart out over feeling a need for “Do you want some honey to go with your pancakes?” Verb Present participle for to require, or to be attended to demanding warranting having need for standing in need of calling for having occasion for having to have necessitating having need of having occasion to claiming taking “Your car will want some maintenance very soon if you keep driving it long distances every day.” Verb (want to) Present participle for to have a need to do something musting bettering having to needing to having a duty to having got to wanting to having no choice but to “You want to watch your calories if you would rather not put on weight.” Verb Present participle for to see fit choosing pleasing seeing fit deciding wishing deciding on favoringUS favouringUK determining electing feeling disposed to loving preferring aspiring embracing espousing going for opting for selecting settling upon “I don't care what anyone says. I'll just do what I want.” Verb (usually used in simple past form "wanted") Present participle for to feel appreciation for cherishing appreciating holding dear valuing adoring prizing treasuring admiring doting on doting upon nurturing supporting venerating esteeming revering “We should always make our children feel loved and wanted.” Find more words! 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