Synonyms for Longing
ˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ-long·ing

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1. longingnoun

   Synonyms:
   yearning

2. longingnoun

   An earnest and deep, not greatly passionate, but rather melancholic desire.

   Synonyms:
   yearning

3. longingnoun

   The buying of a financial instrument with the expectation that its value will rise

   Synonyms:
   yearning

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1. longing

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

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1. longing

   Synonyms:
   eagerness, desire, aspiration, craving, yearning, wishing

   Antonyms:
   indifference, repugnance, aversion

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1. longing, yearning, hungrinessnoun

   prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

   Synonyms:
   yearning, hungriness, hunger, thirst, thirstiness, longing

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1. • Desire

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1. longingnoun

   Synonyms:
   craving, yearning, hankering, itching, aspiration, breathing, continual wish, earnest desire, wistful eye, lickerish tooth

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1. longingnoun

   Synonyms:
   yearning, craving

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1. List of paraphrases for "longing":

   nostalgia, desire, homesickness, yearning

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How to use Longing in a sentence?

1. Bertrand Russell, Autobiography:

   Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

2. Pope Francis:

   Wine is a sign of happiness, love and plenty, how many of our adolescents and young people sense that these are no longer found in their homes? How many women, sad and lonely, wonder when love left, when it slipped away from their lives? How many elderly people feel left out of family celebrations, cast aside and longing each day for a little love?

3. Clarita Alia:

   Richard was always bringing me flowers. Christopher would kiss me, i'm still longing for my children.

4. Christian Montag:

   We currently see that the longing to break out of the boring pandemic everyday life with lots of restrictions has become so strong that young people think even less of the long-term consequences of their behavior.

5. Kahlil Gibran:

   Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.