Longing

/ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/

Synonyms for "longing" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(12 words)

yearning thirst ache aches appetite coveting crave craving cravings cupidity desire desires

ache aching anxiety anxious aspiration craving desiderium desire

Strong matches (28)

Noun(11 words)

desiring envy evocative hankering hankerings heartache homesickness hunger hungering hungriness itching

desirous eager eagerness envious envy fancy hankering heimweh homesick homesickness honing hope hunger hungry inclination itch

Verb(1 words)

hankers

Related words (48)

Noun(28 words)

jones kama lusts nostalgia nostalgic pang pangs pine pining pothos reminiscence restlessness romantic thirsting torch wanderlust want wanting wants wishes

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wishing wistful wistfulness woulds yearnyearn foryearnings yens

languishing languishmentmal du paysmaladie du paysnostalgia nostalgic nostomania passion pining stomach thirst urge will wish wishful wistful yearnful yearning yen

Adjective(1 words)

old times

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

aesthetic qualitydesireemotional qualityemotional statefeeling mood want

More specific

8 entries

ache covet hankering homesickness nostalgia pining wistfulness yearning

Collocations

15 entries

deep longingexpression of longinggaze of longingintense longinglingering longinglonging gazelonging looklonging moodlook of longingnostalgic longingprofound longingromantic longingstrong longingunfulfilled longingunrequited longing

Inflections

5 entries

longed longings longsmore longingmost longing

Derivations

2 entries

longingly longingness

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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The rescued refugees were longing for freedom.

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Students are longing for the vacation.

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We are longing for world peace.

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Homesickness is a longing to go back to where you are from.

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