wished
Longed to have
Wished is the past tense of wish, expressing a desire for something—often something unlikely, impossible, or contrary to fact.
She wished she had studied harder.
He wished them well.
To wish for something is to want it: I wished for a bicycle every birthday.
Be careful what you wish for warns that getting what you want may disappoint.
Conscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- magic lampEnchanted oil vessel
genie · shooting star · birthday candles · wishbone · dandelion · fountain coins · fantasy · imagination
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- achingExperiencing dull pain
homesickness · melancholy · sighing · heartache · languishing · sentimentality · fondness · missing
Guilt for wrongdoing
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- missed opportunityChance not taken
- if onlyExpression of regret
- second-guessingReconsidering a decision made
ruefulness · lamentation · should have · could have · would have · undoing · do-over · reversing
Tendency to expect good
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- faithTrust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
confidence · prospect · promise · possibility · potential · praying · fingers crossed · hopefulness
Absent or insufficient
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- covetingDesiring what's another's
- longing forIntense persistent desire toward
- hoping forWishing something occurs
seeking · aspiring · thirsting · hungering · lusting after · aching for · hankering · itching for
daydream
Conscious fantasy while awake
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
magic lamp · genie · shooting star · birthday candles · wishbone · dandelion · fountain coins · fantasy · imagination · castle in the air
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
aching · homesickness · melancholy · sighing · heartache · languishing · sentimentality · fondness · missing · reminiscing
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- missed opportunityChance not taken
- if onlyExpression of regret
second-guessing · ruefulness · lamentation · should have · could have · would have · undoing · do-over · reversing · self-reproach
optimism
Tendency to expect good
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- faithTrust without proof
belief · confidence · prospect · promise · possibility · potential · praying · fingers crossed · hopefulness · looking forward
wanting
Absent or insufficient
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- covetingDesiring what's another's
- longing forIntense persistent desire toward
hoping for · seeking · aspiring · thirsting · hungering · lusting after · aching for · hankering · itching for · dying for
wishedignored
Purposely not noticed
disregarded · neglected · overlooked · dismissed · forgot
- I wishExpression of longing
- best wishesFriendly parting expression
- make a wishHope for something silently
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- wish listEnumeration of wants
- you wishDismissive denial of possibility