Detested and Wanted

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Detested adjective - Treated with contempt.

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Wanted and detested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead a verb "Detested".

Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.

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Detested and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detested" instead a verb "Wanted".

Nearby Words: want, wanting

He wanted to stay a hermit on some island, and detested being taken back home again.

Source: Literature / Gulliver's Travels

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