Synonyms for CRAVE
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1. crave

   One asks what he feels that he may fairly claim and reasonably expect; "if a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father," Luke xi, 11; he begs for that to which he advances no claim but pity. Demand is a determined and often an arrogant word; one may rightfully demand what is his own or his due, when it is withheld or denied; or he may wrongfully demand that to which he has no claim but power. Require is less arrogant and obtrusive than demand, but is exceedingly strenuous; as, the court requires the attendance of witnesses. Entreat implies a special earnestness of asking, and beseech, a still added and more humble intensity; beseech was formerly often used as a polite intensive for beg or pray; as, I beseech you to tell me. To implore is to ask with weeping and lamentation; to supplicate is to ask, as it were, on bended knees. Crave and request are somewhat formal terms; crave has almost disappeared from conversation; request would seem distant between parent and child. Pray is now used chiefly of address to the Supreme Being; petition is used of written request to persons in authority; as, to petition the legislature to pass an act, or the governor to pardon an offender.

   Synonyms:
   ask, beg, beseech, demand, entreat, implore, petition, pray, request, require, solicit, supplicate

   Antonyms:
   claim, command, deny, enforce, exact, extort, insist, refuse, reject

   Preposition:
   Ask a person for a thing; ask a thing of or from a person; ask after or about one's health, welfare, friends, etc.

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1. crave

   Synonyms:
   intreat, implore, beg, ask, beseech, supplicate, cry

   Antonyms:
   demand, insist, require, seize

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb

   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, crave, thirst, famish, starve

2. craveverb

   plead or ask for earnestly

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, thirst, starve

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1. craveverb

   Synonyms:
   entreat, beseech, beg, solicit, implore, supplicate

2. craveverb

   Synonyms:
   desire, long for, hanker after, wish for, yearn for

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1. craveverb

   Synonyms:
   long for, yearn for, hanker after, beseech, entreat, implore

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How to use CRAVE in a sentence?

1. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   Never crave for anyone, you will get what you're destined in your life! Trust Existence, Accept Life!

2. Matt Powell:

   Millennials are very focused on living healthy lifestyles and crave unique, personalized experiences, which the larger clubs cannot provide.

3. Lisa Haisha:

   We want intimacy with others. In fact, we might crave it. But since we’ve never fully experienced bonds of trust, we don’t allow intimacy into our lives. So we keep it at bay.

4. Casey Jordan:

   The most basic underlying reason for the attraction is indeed the infamy of these criminals... who have been super-hyped in the media and are household words, many deeply insecure people who crave attention and validation from a well-known person seek out the famous criminal as the subject of their love and attraction. Their lives are usually empty and boring with no prospect of achievement or self-actualization, so they believe their association with the killer will fill the void.

5. David Lipman:

   That's what really makes that crave-able flavor when you start start to cook it, it's this sort of bloody... I can't even begin to describe it.