most wanted

ADJECTIVE

desired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

necessary needed requested

WEAK

asked for

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoned fulfilled renounced satisfied

ADJECTIVE

cherished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appreciated loved

STRONG

treasured valued

Antonyms

WEAK

abandoned fulfilled renounced satisfied

Example Sentences

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that Shazeer “is one of the people I have most wanted to work with since the very beginning” of OpenAI.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 20, 2026

About the things markets most wanted to understand—how the new chairman reads the economy and translates it into policy—he said almost nothing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

San Diego was considered one of America's most wanted fugitives and had featured five times on the Fox programme America's Most Wanted.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

What they most wanted was their sovereignty and their land ownership respected.

From Slate • Mar. 16, 2026

Booth did not know he would be damned in the morning newspapers as the most wanted man in America.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson