Crave

/kɹeɪv/

Synonyms for "crave" (158 found)

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Closest matches (32)

ache adjure aim appealappeal toapplyapply foraskask foraspireaspire afterbegbeg leavebeseech bespeak bracecall forcall for helpcall oncall upon

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chooseclamor forconjure covet

Verb(2 words)

ached aching

Noun(5 words)

aches bay baying champing coveting

Adjective(1 words)

coveted

Strong matches (47)

Verb(10 words)

covets desire drive drooled drools hanker hankered hankers hunger itched

crave aftercrawl aftercry forcry oncry todemand desiderate desire dream entreat envy fancy feel filefile forhankerhanker afterhungerhunger afterimpetrate

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implore importune imprecate indent invoke itch

Noun(9 words)

craving desires envying eyes fancyfeel likehungering hungers itch

Adjective(2 words)

desiredfancy claim

Related words (79)

Noun(23 words)

itches itching letch longing lusting lusts need pant panting pines pining slavering starving taka thirsting thirsts wanting wants wishingyearn for

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yearning yen yens

kneel tolustlust aftermake a requestmake a requisitionmake applicationnecessitate need obtest order pantpant afterpine pleadplead forprayput in forrequest require requisition

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run mad afterrun tosigh solicit spoil supplicate take thirstthirst afterwant waywhistle forwill wish yen

Verb(20 words)

long longed longs lust lusted panted pine pined salivate salivating starve starved thirst thirsted urge wanted wished yearn yearned yearns

Adjective(1 words)

tantalizing

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5 relation types

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8 entries

beg desire implore impulse longing pray urge want

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9 entries

alcohol cravingapproval attentiondrug cravingfamefood cravingknowledgenicotine cravingpower

Collocations

6 entries

crave approvalcrave attentioncrave knowledgecrave powercrave successcrave sympathy

Inflections

3 entries

craved craves craving

Derivations

3 entries

cravable craver craving

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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You should always crave for Chinese food.

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As the Duke of Zhou said, "It is beneficial not to crave personal benefit."

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As the trees crave tranquility in the ever-persistent wind, the child craves the care of its ever-absent parents.

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The heat is making me crave for an ice cream.

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