wished

verb

past tense of wish
1
as in imposed
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

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2
as in wanted
to see fit you're free to sit wherever you wish

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Recent Examples of wished Shivon Zilis, the mother of four children with Musk, said their breakup was sudden but wished him the best. — Faiz Siddiqui, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Nishimura then asked what the panelists wished brands would ask young people more often. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The person who filed the complaint wished to remain anonymous. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Inter ended its statement by describing how Mazzola wished to be remembered. — ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026 None of the war veteran candidates to whom CNN reached out wished to be interviewed. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026 Paltrow won and, rather than collect attorney’s fees from Sanderson, accepted the $1 payout and wished Sanderson well. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 After rejoining the platform on January 1, 2025, Meghan wished Harry a happy birthday last September 15 by sharing a throwback photo of Harry in uniform, his hair tousled. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 Cuban President Fidel Castro announced that any citizen who wished to leave the island was free to do so. — USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wished
  1. imposed
  2. wanted
  3. inflicted
  4. pleased
  5. forced
  6. palmed
Verb
  • Indonesia imposed a ban on nickel ore exports to encourage smelters to move refining operations to the country; the country is now pushing to attract more of the EV value chain, including car and battery manufacturing.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Some wealthy countries, including Norway and Kuwait, have imposed strict rules to formally ban sale to teens.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of imposed
Verb
  • Wen wanted to follow an ordinary cook through a conflict, and the restaurant came with the job.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • For watches, jewelry, handbags, and sneakers, 20% or fewer Gen Z collectors wanted recognition even within specialist collector communities.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of wanted
Verb
  • At issue before the court was the question of whether cities and states may sue oil and gas producers for the damages inflicted by climate change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The brutality and inhumanity that white Americans inflicted on free and enslaved Black people drove them out.
    — Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflicted
Verb
  • After a multi-year hiatus from the show, Burgess pleased the judges with her first routine with Cameron.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of pleased
Verb
  • Barea’s halftime red card forced Boise to play the entire second half with 10 men.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Clemson forced a sack on the next play to make the Hurricanes settle for a field goal.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of forced
Verb
  • For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
  • Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Definition of palmed

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“Wished.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wished. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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