wanted

wan-ted · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Desired or wished for.

  2. 2.

    Being sought by the police for a crime.

  3. 3.

    Past tense and past participle of "want."

Related words

Antonyms: rejected, unwanted
See also: desired, sought, unwanted, want
Synonyms: desired, needed, sought

Etymology

Past participle of "want," from Old Norse "vanta" meaning "to lack." The adjectival sense of "being sought by law enforcement" developed in the 19th century from the phrase "wanted by the police."