Some common synonyms of desire are covet, crave, want, and wish. While all these words mean "to have a longing for," desire stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim. desires to start a new life.
On this page you'll find 12 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to hoping, such as: anticipating, assuming, expecting, trusting, wishing, and looking forward.
Some common synonyms of crave are covet, desire, want, and wish. While all these words mean "to have a longing for," crave stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need.
extremely or very much: He was desperately ill. They desperately wanted a child.
Some common synonyms of yearn are hanker, hunger, long, pine, and thirst. While all these words mean "to have a strong desire for something," yearn suggests an eager, restless, or painful longing.
Desperate means "having lost all hope." If you are desperate for food, it means you are starving, possibly about to die. If you are in a desperate situation, it means things are really, really bad.
He made a desperate bid/attempt to save his job. They made one last desperate attempt to fight their way out.
He was desperately ill. They desperately wanted a child. UK She always seems to be desperately busy! UK He was desperately in love with her.
frantically searching. ransacking. scouring. urgently. “He well and truly was at a loss, eyes desperately searching the cafeteria in search of Kaoru or a distraction.”
Some common synonyms of passion are affection, emotion, feeling, and sentiment.
1. See corresponding entry in Unabridged Yearn, long, hanker, pine all mean to feel a powerful desire for something.
Definitions of yearn. verb. desire strongly or persistently. synonyms: hanker, long. types: ache, languish, pine, yen.
If something's wanting, there's not enough of something necessary in it. If your essay is wanting, it's missing something important and won't get an A.
Craving – Can be seen as a desire to experience the positive effects of alcohol or drugs, possibly triggered by some bodily sensations or thoughts. Urge – Can be seen as an impulse to satisfy a craving.
If a person has an insatiable craving for someone or something, they are said to be jonesing for it.
transitive verb. : to ask for earnestly : beg, demand. crave a pardon for neglect. : to want greatly : need. craves drugs.
desperate. adjective. needing or wanting something very much.
Some common synonyms of passion are affection, emotion, feeling, and sentiment.
"Elective" means "open to choice, or optional".