/ Thesaurus / W Synonyms of wishing Find synonyms for: Noun1. wish, wishing, want, desireusage: a specific feeling of desire; "he got his wish"; "he was above all wishing and desire"Verb1. wish, desire, wantusage: hope for; have a wish; "I wish I could go home now"2. wish, care, like, desire, wantusage: prefer or wish to do something; "Do you care to try this dish?"; "Would you like to come along to the movies?"3. wish, express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue tousage: make or express a wish; "I wish that Christmas were over"4. wish, wish well, desire, wantusage: feel or express a desire or hope concerning the future or fortune of5. wish, orderusage: order politely; express a wish for6. wish, bid, greet, recognize, recogniseusage: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: pundit Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language