Definition for Wish:

• prefer or wish to do something; " Do you care to try this dish?"; " Would you like to come along to the movies?"

Synonyms for Wish:

• n.

  •
  • enchanted,
  • abracadabra,
  • black magic,
  • halloween,
  • ESP,
  • extrasensory perception,
  • alchemy,
  • curse,
  • the black arts,
  • enchantment.
  •
  • prayer,
  • command,
  • have your heart set on (doing) something,
  • liking,
  • invocation,
  • injunction.
  •
  • I'm sorry,
  • pardon,
  • excuse me,
  • if only,
  • I/we regret to inform/tell you that,
  • I hate to say/admit,
  • promise,
  • I beg your pardon,
  • my (humble/deepest/sincere etc.) apologies,
  • I'm afraid.
  •
  • have a good/nice something,
  • regards,
  • may someone rest in peace,
  • get well (soon),
  • bless you,
  • a plague on someone.
  •
  • someone's heart's desire,
  • hone,
  • the goods,
  • man cannot live by bread alone,
  • all someone wants,
  • wants.
  •aim (noun)
  • intent,
  • course,
  • direction,
  • plan,
  • scheme,
  • objective,
  • design,
  • end,
  • target,
  • mark.
  •ambition (noun)
  • goal.
  •aspiration (noun)
  • eagerness,
  • vocation,
  • pursuit,
  • right stuff,
  • craving,
  • push,
  • work,
  • ambitiousness,
  • passion.
  •behest (noun)
  • demand,
  • commandment,
  • precept,
  • mandate,
  • dictate,
  • charge,
  • prompting,
  • bidding.
  •choice (noun)
  • determination,
  • preference,
  • judgment,
  • volition,
  • decision,
  • option,
  • selection,
  • alternative,
  • discretion.
  •compliments (noun)
  • compliments.
  •daydream (noun)
  • conceivings,
  • castle in air,
  • pie in sky,
  • fool paradise,
  • pie the sky,
  • figment imagination,
  • IN ZONE,
  • stargazings,
  • fancyings,
  • pie sky,
  • mind trips,
  • fools paradise,
  • in a zones,
  • castle the air,
  • fond hopes,
  • in zones,
  • castle air,
  • woolgatherings.
  •desire (noun)
  • Ardency,
  • covetousness,
  • itch,
  • thirst,
  • greed,
  • hunger,
  • expectation,
  • yearning,
  • acquisitiveness,
  • amorousness,
  • fondness.
  •dream (noun)
  • flight fancy.
  •feeling (noun)
  • wishing,
  • want.
  •free will (noun)
  • one's choice,
  • Conation,
  • one's own will,
  • voluntary decision,
  • free decision,
  • one's discretion,
  • person's full intent and purpose,
  • one's own choice,
  • own say so,
  • own sweet way,
  • velleity,
  • free choice.
  •hankering (noun)
  • drutherses,
  • pinings,
  • munchy.
  •hope (noun)
  • contemplation,
  • optimism,
  • faith,
  • anticipation,
  • presumption,
  • confidence,
  • sureness.
  •purpose (noun)
  • where one headed,
  • why and wherefores,
  • where headed,
  • where headeds,
  • big ideas,
  • where one's headeds,
  • whatfors,
  • whyfors,
  • where one headeds,
  • why wherefore,
  • where ones headed,
  • pre-meditation,
  • whole ideas,
  • pre meditations,
  • pre meditation,
  • where ones headeds,
  • ulterior motives,
  • pre-meditations,
  • why wherefores.
  •regard (noun)
  • regard.
  •request (noun)
  • summons,
  • inquiry,
  • query,
  • question,
  • plea,
  • probe,
  • invitation,
  • requisition,
  • appeal,
  • entreaty,
  • petition.
  •say-so (noun)
  • say so,
  • say-so.
  •voice (noun)
  • right of free speech,
  • Re-presentation.
  •volition (noun)
  • re solutions,
  • re-solutions,
  • re-solution.
  •vote (noun)
  • show of hands,
  • plebiscites,
  • plebiscite,
  • secret ballot,
  • yes or no.
  •will (noun)
  • selfdiscipline,
  • hearts desires,
  • self control,
  • self disciplines,
  • self restraint,
  • selfrestraint,
  • selfdisciplines,
  • self-disciplines,
  • heart's desires,
  • heart desires,
  • heart desire,
  • willfulnesses,
  • self discipline.
  •wish (noun)
  • disposition,
  • intention,
  • indirect request,
  • care,
  • whim,
  • choice,
  • wish well.

• v.

  •aim (verb)
  • sight,
  • address,
  • direct,
  • propose,
  • focus,
  • zoom in,
  • contemplate,
  • attempt,
  • cast,
  • concentrate,
  • angle,
  • slant,
  • fix,
  • level,
  • essay,
  • try,
  • intend,
  • steer,
  • train,
  • endeavor,
  • strive.
  •aspire (verb)
  • pursue,
  • struggle,
  • seek.
  •bid (verb)
  • call,
  • tell,
  • greet.
  •choose (verb)
  • excerpt,
  • fix on,
  • accept,
  • winnow,
  • discriminate between,
  • fancy,
  • set aside,
  • extract,
  • decide,
  • judge,
  • elect,
  • tag,
  • love,
  • select,
  • feel disposed to,
  • espouse,
  • name,
  • make decision,
  • call for,
  • take up,
  • single out,
  • decide on,
  • weigh,
  • sift out,
  • make choice,
  • slot,
  • tap,
  • appoint,
  • embrace,
  • commit oneself,
  • draw lots,
  • adopt,
  • determine,
  • predestine,
  • sort,
  • favor,
  • co-opt,
  • glean,
  • see fit,
  • pick,
  • cull,
  • finger,
  • opt for,
  • tab,
  • take,
  • designate,
  • make up one's mind,
  • settle upon,
  • separate.
  •desire (verb)
  • grasp,
  • welcome,
  • covet,
  • crave,
  • hanker.
  •hanker (verb)
  • creamed for,
  • creams for,
  • creaming for.
  •hanker after/hanker for (verb)
  • partials to,
  • yenning,
  • partialed to,
  • partialing to,
  • yenned.
  •hope (verb)
  • believe,
  • await,
  • trust,
  • rely,
  • presume,
  • assume,
  • dream of,
  • anticipate.
  •pine (verb)
  • lusts after,
  • carried a torch,
  • carries a torch,
  • carrying a torch,
  • languished for,
  • lusting after,
  • languishing for,
  • carries torch,
  • languishes for,
  • lusted after,
  • thirsts for,
  • carry torch,
  • thirsted for,
  • carrying torch,
  • carried torch.
  •please (verb)
  • being inclined,
  • wast inclined,
  • was inclined,
  • are inclined,
  • were inclined,
  • art inclined,
  • wert inclined.
  •prefer (verb)
  • pro pones,
  • are turned to,
  • liked better,
  • am partial to,
  • pro pone,
  • wast partial to,
  • woulded rather,
  • art turned to,
  • likes better,
  • up graded,
  • fixt up on,
  • woulding sooner,
  • pro positioned,
  • pro positions,
  • proponing,
  • pro-motes,
  • wast turned on to,
  • pro pound,
  • optates,
  • pro-positioning,
  • in-cline,
  • optating,
  • in cline,
  • pre-sent,
  • pre sent,
  • being turned on to,
  • be turned to,
  • pro-pound,
  • being partial to,
  • pro-positions,
  • pro pounding,
  • up-grades,
  • wert partial to,
  • woulds rather,
  • art partial to,
  • is turned on to,
  • is partial to,
  • pro-pounding,
  • is turned to,
  • was turned to,
  • proponed,
  • woulds sooner,
  • art turned on to,
  • pro-pones,
  • am turned to,
  • optated,
  • up-grading,
  • are turned on to,
  • am turned on to,
  • fixt upon,
  • fixes upon,
  • were turned to,
  • wert turned on to,
  • in-clines,
  • wast turned to,
  • liking better,
  • up grades,
  • fixes up on,
  • fixing up on,
  • up grade,
  • were partial to,
  • pro moting,
  • pro positioning,
  • was partial to,
  • up grading,
  • in clines,
  • are partial to,
  • pro-positioned,
  • putting forward,
  • wert turned to,
  • woulded sooner,
  • fixing upon,
  • pro position,
  • pro-pounded,
  • pro-mote,
  • fixed up on,
  • woulding rather,
  • was turned on to,
  • pro-pone,
  • fix up on,
  • being turned to,
  • pre-sents,
  • pro-moting,
  • up-graded,
  • were turned on to,
  • pro pounded,
  • pro pounds,
  • pro-pounds.
  •repine (verb)
  • re pined,
  • re-pining,
  • re-pined,
  • re pining,
  • re pine,
  • re-pines,
  • re pines,
  • ning,
  • re-pine.
  •request (verb)
  • plead,
  • summon,
  • inquire,
  • invite,
  • solicit.
  •require (verb)
  • having need,
  • re-quires,
  • depending upon,
  • has need,
  • hurtinged for,
  • re quires,
  • depending up on,
  • stand need,
  • re quired,
  • standing in need,
  • hast need,
  • re quiring,
  • hath need,
  • stood need,
  • hadst need,
  • stood in need,
  • depends upon,
  • re quire,
  • hurtinging for,
  • hurtings for,
  • re-quiring,
  • standing need,
  • depends up on,
  • stands need,
  • stands in need,
  • depended upon,
  • haddest need,
  • depend up on,
  • depended up on,
  • had need,
  • re-quired,
  • re-quire.
  •want (verb)
  • haddest urge for,
  • itches for,
  • Desiderated,
  • hadst eyes for,
  • had eyes for,
  • has a passion for,
  • coulding do with,
  • having ambition,
  • hath urge for,
  • Desiderating,
  • feels a need,
  • hadst an urge for,
  • coulds do with,
  • had an urge for,
  • hast a passion for,
  • haddest an urge for,
  • hadst a passion for,
  • hadst urge for,
  • haddest passion for,
  • hath a passion for,
  • has an urge for,
  • hath eyes for,
  • having urge for,
  • coulded do with,
  • hath ambition,
  • felt a need,
  • wast greedy,
  • feels need,
  • art greedy,
  • had ambition,
  • hast eyes for,
  • feeling need,
  • feeling a need,
  • is greedy,
  • has urge for,
  • hast urge for,
  • has eyes for,
  • itched for,
  • has ambition,
  • am greedy,
  • hadst ambition,
  • haddest ambition,
  • have urge for,
  • hath passion for,
  • having passion for,
  • being greedy,
  • having eyes for,
  • had a passion for,
  • were greedy,
  • haddest a passion for,
  • have passion for,
  • hast an urge for,
  • hast ambition,
  • hath an urge for,
  • wert greedy,
  • are greedy,
  • was greedy,
  • hast passion for,
  • felt need,
  • feel need,
  • had passion for,
  • having a passion for,
  • haddest eyes for,
  • has passion for,
  • had urge for,
  • having an urge for,
  • hadst passion for.
  •will (verb)
  • has mind to,
  • had a mind to,
  • haddest a mind to,
  • hast mind to,
  • have mind to,
  • hadst mind to,
  • having mind to,
  • hadst a mind to,
  • having a mind to,
  • haddest mind to,
  • hath mind to,
  • has a mind to,
  • hast a mind to,
  • hath a mind to,
  • had mind to.
  •wish (verb)
  • invoke,
  • beg,
  • envy,
  • sigh for,
  • set one's heart on,
  • pray for,
  • entreat,
  • expect,
  • spoil for,
  • order.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • impatience,
  • look for,
  • clamor,
  • addiction,
  • appetency,
  • temptation,
  • pine for,
  • wish list,
  • wish for,
  • do with,
  • live for,
  • see fit to,
  • mood,
  • appetence,
  • want in,
  • want out,
  • wanderlust,
  • gesundheit,
  • stick out for,
  • urgency.
  •
  • thought,
  • the Holy Grail,
  • yen.
  •
  • greeting,
  • ache,
  • appetite,
  • enjoy.
  •
  • line up.
  •
  • burn.
  •choose
  • tabbing,
  • winnowing,
  • settled upon,
  • singled out,
  • making up one's mind,
  • Coopt,
  • setting aside,
  • tabbed,
  • Slotted,
  • singling out,
  • drawing lots,
  • opting for,
  • Slotting,
  • make up mind,
  • Extracting,
  • sifting out,
  • opts for.
  •hope
  • have faith,
  • watch for,
  • look forward to,
  • deem likely,
  • knock on wood,
  • Hoped,
  • feel confident,
  • sweat out,
  • depend on,
  • depended on,
  • hang in,
  • watched for,
  • sweat it out,
  • having faith,
  • sweat it,
  • looking forward to,
  • think to,
  • be sure of,
  • watching for,
  • sweating out,
  • knock wood,
  • keep fingers crossed,
  • promise oneself,
  • take heart,
  • look at sunny side.
  •pant
  • pants,
  • panting.
  •please
  • is inclined,
  • be inclined.
  •prefer
  • care to.
  •require
  • have need,
  • stand in need,
  • depend upon,
  • feel necessity for,
  • hurting for.

Paraphrases for Wish:

• Independent

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

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    intention, yearning, determination.

Antonyms for Wish:

• n.

  • aim
    neglect, thoughtlessness, aimlessness, avoidance, purposelessness.
  • wish
    dislike, hatred, hate.

• v.

  • desire
    give, spurn, answer, despise, ignore.

Wish Sentence Examples:

• Could man wish for more?

• What, then, do I wish?

Homophones for Wish:

• wisch.

Hypernym for Wish:

• n.

  • feeling
    velleity.

• v.

  • emotion
    desire, trust, hope.

Hyponym for Wish:

• n.

  • cognition
    preference, druthers.
  • feeling
    desire.

• v.

  • communication
    verbalise, express, verbalize, utter, order, give tongue to.
  • emotion
    want, desire.