Synonyms

wish list

American

noun

a usually unwritten list of things one wishes for.

Money is on everyone's wish list.

wish list British

noun

a list of things desired by a person or organization

the Polish government's wish list

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

wish lists

plural

Etymology

Origin of wish list

First recorded in 1970–75

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wish list

The 26-year-old photographer had long placed doctors and attorneys atop her dating wish list.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

The investigation’s inventory reads like a sneakerhead’s Christmas wish list: Nike Dunk Low Off-Whites.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

The ideas floated by Burnham in recent days have the feel of a Christmas wish list: ambitious but without the costs worked out yet.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Sometimes, that job description is just a wish list.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026

"It's more like a wish list," she said.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell

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