'Wanted' definitions:
Definition of 'wanted'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster" [ant: unwanted]
adjective
Definition of 'Wanted'
From: GCIDE
- Want \Want\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wanting.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing. [1913 Webster]
- They that want honesty, want anything. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- Nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- The unhappy never want enemies. --Richardson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer we want cooling breezes. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave. " What wants my son?" --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- I want to speak to you about something. --A. Trollope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'wanted'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- called for,
- coveted,
- desired,
- essential,
- hoped-for,
- in demand,
- indicated,
- indispensable,
- irreducible,
- irreductible,
- irreplaceable,
- longed-for,
- necessary,
- needed,
- needful,
- popular,
- prerequisite,
- required,
- requisite,
- unforgoable,
- vital,
- wished-for