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Noun
▲
A desire or hope for something to happen
desire
hope
longing
ambition
urge
yearning
aspiration
craving
inclination
yen
fancy
liking
lust
thirst
want
whim
hankering
hunger
intention
itch
aim
dream
disposition
prayer
preference
passion
need
appetite
goal
purpose
more ❯
“The pageant contestant was met with a standing ovation when she expressed her wish for world peace.”
Noun
▲
An expression of a desire, typically in the form of a request or instruction
demand
bidding
order
request
command
requirement
want
will
direction
instruction
behest
desire
choice
invocation
decree
dictate
injunction
charge
insistence
desideratum
mandate
word
call
claim
directive
edict
precept
do
ruling
rule
more ❯
“It was his wish that we destroy the evidence.”
Noun
▲
The quality of being eager or enthusiastic
keenness
enthusiasm
eagerness
passion
zeal
avidity
fervourUK
ardourUK
zest
appetite
ardorUS
hunger
gusto
excitement
thirst
desire
lust
devotion
impatience
intensity
earnestness
avidness
fervorUS
willingness
wholeheartedness
readiness
desirousness
ebullience
assiduity
diligence
interest
conscientiousness
intentness
anxiety
more ❯
Noun
▲
A fanciful mental image, typically based on one's conscious or unconscious wishes
fantasy
dream
daydream
illusion
delusion
chimaeraUK
chimeraUS
fancy
vision
hallucination
image
conceit
fantasm
figment
imagination
unreality
apparition
caprice
mirage
nonentity
reverie
vagary
whim
whimsy
bubble
conceiving
desire
envisioning
fabrication
hope
imagining
phantasm
stardust
utopia
fanciful notion
pipe dream
air castle
head trip
castle in the air
flight of fancy
flight of imagination
mind trip
pie in the sky
power of invention
wishful thinking
fond hope
fool's paradise
castle in Spain
cloud cuckoo land
figment of the imagination
product of someone's imagination
more ❯
Noun
▲
Something asked or asked for
ask
request
appeal
demand
order
plea
task
assignment
petition
requirement
ultimatum
asking
bid
desire
imploration
requisition
solicitation
supplication
insistence
entreaty
urging
pressure
behest
want
mandate
call
claim
drive
charge
bidding
more ❯
Noun
▲
A particular opinion or attitude expressed
voice
opinion
view
viewpoint
thought
conviction
declaration
estimation
feeling
idea
impression
judgementUK
judgmentUS
perspective
say
sentiment
stance
assessment
attitude
belief
comment
conception
estimate
input
notion
outlook
persuasion
position
reflection
side
standpoint
take
will
angle
call
conclusion
conjecture
contention
desire
evaluation
hypothesis
inclination
mind
option
posture
representation
resolution
slant
speculation
stand
supposition
theory
thinking
vent
verdict
vote
aspect
assumption
decision
determination
fancy
interpretation
line
part
preference
reaction
suffrage
surmise
suspicion
appraisal
choice
diagnosis
participation
theorem
thesis
point of view
say-so
vox populi
considered opinion
right of speech
more ❯
Noun
▲
The power to act without the constraint of necessity or fate
free will
choice
volition
will
discretion
autonomy
liberty
freedom
accord
independence
power
inclination
mind
willingness
determination
conation
intention
self-determination
conscious agency
free choice
free decision
one's discretion
voluntary decision
one's own choice
one's own will
self-sufficiency
own say so
own sweet way
person's full intent and purpose
prerogative
more ❯
Noun
▲
A request made in an earnest manner
prayer
appeal
plea
supplication
entreaty
petition
suit
request
solicitation
adjuration
conjuration
cry
desire
imploration
invocation
pleading
suppliance
communion
devotion
obsecration
application
begging
benediction
beseeching
chant
contemplation
devotions
grace
hope
imploring
imprecation
litany
meditation
observances
prayers
rogation
service
supplications
worship
answer adoration
request for help
holy rites
more ❯
Noun
▲
A action or task to be performed
thing
task
activity
assignment
goal
job
obligation
action
affair
deed
duty
errand
exploit
feat
objective
act
brief
concern
contract
engagement
enterprise
exercise
gig
matter
mission
plan
pursuit
racket
responsibility
undertaking
venture
work
accomplishment
burden
business
charge
chore
function
piece of business
process
project
stunt
target
commission
doing
aim
ambition
aspiration
ideal
intent
intention
pretension
purpose
desire
holy grail
hope
more ❯
Verb
▲
To feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not currently in existence
desire
covet
want
crave
fancy
seek
desiderate
choose
like
lust after
need
will
aspire to
beg
dream of
envy
hope for
hunger for
long for
pine after
pine for
prefer
thirst for
wish for
yearn for
be bent on
cry out for
feel like
hanker after
hanker for
hunger after
itch for
sigh for
yen for
ask for
be desirous of
feel in need of
have a fancy for
have a need for
have need of
pray for
spoil for
wish to have
die for
have a yen for
have one's heart set on
look forward to
be in need of
set one's heart on
have as one's aim
have as one's goal
more ❯
“Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son, should you so wish it.”
Verb
▲
To want, choose to do, have something
want
desire
fancy
like
will
choose
need
opt
please
prefer
care
feel
see fit
would like
feel disposed to
feel inclined
feel like
think fit
be inclined
have an inclination
crave
love
elect
decide
consider
co-opt
relish
incline
demand
think best
command
feel inclined to
decide on
have a mind to
be partial to
be inclined toward
“You can do as you wish with the funds you receive.”
Verb
▲
To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something)
bid
greet
bestow
say
tell
greet with
say to
bestow to
“Ladies, I wish you a very good day.”
Verb
▲
To request or provide direction to
ask
command
order
please
bid
demand
direct
instruct
request
elect
expect
require
aspire
entreat
invoke
solicit
want
oblige
obligate
need
exact
call for
ask for
count on
decree that
hope for
necessitate that
insist on
rely on
look for
more ❯
“The book brings together years of psychological research on how to persuade others to do as you wish.”
Verb
▲
To offer (something inferior, useless, or fake) as valuable, genuine, or valuable
foist
thrust
force
impose
inflict
palm
unload
pass off
palm off
fob off
dump
offload
compel to accept
get rid of
pawn off
sell a pig in a poke
pass on
foist off
work off
send forth
finagle
shift on to
burden someone with
saddle with
force upon
lumber someone with
land with
thrust upon
inflict upon
jettison
shift
rid
unburden
free from
transfer
divest
dispose of
relieve of
“The job was wished on me. Goodness knows I didn't actually want it.”
Verb
▲
To have a strong want or desire
long
yearn
pine
ache
burn
hunger
thirst
itch
pant
hope
crave
need
covet
want
desire
hanker
lust
yen
be bent on
be consumed with desire
be desperate
be dying
be eager
be unable to wait
dream of
eat one's heart out over
hanker after
hanker for
have a yen
lust after
set one's heart on
set your sights on
would give one's eye teeth
more ❯
Verb
▲
To expectantly want something to happen
hope
expect
want
foresee
desire
pray
yearn
count on
surmise
trust
anticipate
assume
believe
be looking
contemplate
hold
long
long for
presume
await
rely
suppose
suspect
be sure of
cross your fingers
deem likely
depend on
feel confident
hang in
have faith
keep fingers crossed
knock on wood
look forward to
promise oneself
think to
watch for
ache
yen
hope against hope
imagine
guess
dare say
take it
think likely
Verb
▲
To have an intention to do something
plan
intend
aim
mean
propose
contemplate
aspire
go
look
purport
schedule
desire
envisage
envision
expect
want
foresee
mind
purpose
strive
prearrange
bargain for
count on
have every intention
have in mind
make plans
reckon on
set up
be resolved
design
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have a preference or liking for
go for
fancy
like
love
choose
desire
prefer
enjoy
favorUS
favourUK
select
pick
admire
want
embrace
crave
espouse
approbate
approve
countenance
follow
accept
be attracted to
find attractive
have a thing about
opt for
care for
be fond of
wish for
go in for
incline toward
yearn for
feel disposed to
be inclined toward
settle upon
hold with
gravitate towards
be drawn to
more ❯
Verb
▲
To have a need for
require
need
want
desire
lack
crave
miss
ask
be without
have need of
wish to have
be short of
depend upon
have need
hurting for
be crying out for
be in need of
feel necessity for
stand in need
stand in need of
find oneself in need of
want for
pine for
long for
yearn for
wish for
cry out for
be wanting
feel the want of
be deficient in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To politely or formally ask for
request
ask
requisition
seek
beg
beseech
demand
implore
order
petition
plead
solicit
appeal
bid
call
desire
entreat
invite
require
adjure
bespeak
importune
apply
impetrate
obsecrate
obtest
pray
supplicate
hustle
enquireUK
inquireUS
quest
speak
sponge
sue
hit up
place an order
put in
hold out
put in an application
put in an order
put in a plea
more ❯
Verb
▲
To choose to do
will
decree
order
direct
intend
ordain
command
bid
cause
determine
effect
resolve
want
authoriseUK
authorizeUS
demand
enjoin
exert
insist
request
decide on
bring about
choose to do
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