wanting
adjective
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Synonyms & Antonyms for wanting
Synonyms: Adjective
bad, bastard, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, suboptimal, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wack [slang], wretched, wrong
Synonyms: Preposition
Antonyms: Adjective
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable
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Examples of wanting in a Sentence
Adjective
we tried her cooking and found it to be very wanting at this time of year food for many wild animals is wantingPreposition
a mitten wanting its mate
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
That is the worst kind of adverse selection — more wanting coverage coming in, more providers leaving. — Dorothy Cociu, Orange County Register, "Don’t kill choice in health care," 10 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'wanting.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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wanting
adjective
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