Grudge and Want

Grudge

Grudge verb - Bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings.

Want and grudge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Grudge".

Nearby Words: grudging, grudgingly, grudged

Want

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.

Grudge and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grudge" instead a verb "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

old old grudge old want
good good grudge good want
special special grudge special want
complete complete grudge complete want
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, big, extreme, enormous, evil, personal, secret, new, understandable, possible, insane.

Common collocations

game grudge game want game

Both words in one sentence

  • Almost every character had a grudge against James himself, and therefor a possible motivation to want to kill him.
  • Video Game / Ghost Master Unfinished Business: Ghosts that are trapped in certain locations are usually there because they still have a grudge against the living or something they want you to do for them.
  • Web Animation / Xombie He doesn't have any grudge against humans, he just doesn't want them to cure zombification, because he wants to keep living.
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