wish

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of WISH

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable <despite my protestations, the dreaded position of club secretary was wished on me>

Synonyms fob off, palm, palm off, pass off, wish

Related Words entail, force, impose, inflict; counterfeit, fake, forge; distort, falsify, misrepresent

to see fit <you're free to sit wherever you wish>

Synonyms like, please, want, will, wish

Related Words ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), fancy, hanker (for), hunger (for), itch (for), long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), yearn (for); decide, determine, resolve

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