in want of
- needingLacking what's essential
- lackingBeing without something
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- desperateDriven by urgent need
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
hungry · thirsty · deprived · short · missing · desiring · longing · deficient · starving · empty · aching · pining · bereft · scarce · impoverished · destitute · require · seeking