Small and Wanting

Small

Small adjective - Of a size that is less than average.
Usage example: a small cat who never weighed more than five pounds

Wanting and small are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanting" instead an adjective "Small".

Nearby Word: smallish

Wanting

Wanting adjective - Not coming up to an expected measure or meeting a particular need.
Usage example: at this time of year food for many wild animals is wanting

Small and wanting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Small" instead an adjective "Wanting".

Nearby Words: want, wanted

Both words in one sentence

  • Kelly Clarkson - "Breakaway", which is all about wanting to break away from the small town where she grew up.
  • Film / Tora! Tora! Tora! Reassigned to Antarctica: A base commander, wanting to leave at least some of his planes protected from air attack, sends small detachments of fighters to various outlying airfields.
  • Only a Flesh Wound The attacker is a cyborg who turned off his pain receptors, and, despite Togusa just wanting the guy to calm/stand down, requires multiple shots of small arms fire to immobilize.
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