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

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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

Here are a few that were newish to me and not mentioned in my hotel wish list and hotel hacks columns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

One was to put anything she felt like buying on a wish list and wait 30 days.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

Before beginning your search we suggest creating a wish list, the same method we used to pinpoint our ideal retirement location.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 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

They compiled a wish list of a half dozen candidates, among them the young Yale instructor widely considered back East to be the best of the current crop of fellows: Ernest O. Lawrence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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