Squalor and Want

Squalor

Squalor noun - Sordid dirtiness.

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Want and squalor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a noun "Squalor".

Nearby Word: squalid

Want noun - The fact or state of being absent.

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Squalor and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Squalor" instead a noun "Want".

Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

total	total squalor	total want
filthy	filthy squalor	filthy want
extreme	extreme squalor	extreme want
little	little squalor	little want
Other adjectives: absolute, hopeless, mysterious.

They live in rural squalor and do whatever they want except form romantic attachments to each other.

Source: Film / The Lobster
I knew that I never wanted that to happen to my family, I don't want us to be cast away, to lose everything we have and to end up cold and alone and miserable in squalor.

Source: Jerkass Has a Point

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