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Synonyms for longing
ˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ-
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Princeton's WordNet
longing, yearning, hungriness(noun)
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
Synonyms:
yearning, hungriness, hunger, thirst, thirstiness
Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, zestAntonyms:
antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsionPreposition:
He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
longing
Synonyms:
eagerness, desire, aspiration, craving, yearning, wishingAntonyms:
indifference, repugnance, aversion
Dictionary of English Synonymes
longing(n.)
Synonyms:
craving, yearning, hankering, itching, aspiration, breathing, continual wish, earnest desire, wistful eye, lickerish tooth
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "longing":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4015 | desire | |
#4973 | passion | |
#9224 | disposition | |
#9624 | hunger | |
#9974 | wishing | |
#12944 | appetite | |
#13290 | impulse | |
#13567 | lust | |
#16975 | nostalgia | |
#18981 | liking | |
#22042 | thirst | |
#22112 | craving | |
#22948 | longing | |
#23687 | inclination | |
#24319 | aspiration | |
#27854 | relish | |
#30056 | propensity | |
#31690 | yearning | |
#33729 | zest | |
#46529 | eagerness | |
#108637 | homesickness | |
#115580 | proclivity | |
#174225 | proneness |
How to use longing in a sentence?
We've won several silver medals and we've been longing for a gold medal, we put in a lot of effort and this gold medal is like a new starting point for us and will push us further. Hopefully we'll win many more.
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?
Your travel life has the aspect of a dream. It is something outside the normal, yet you are in it. It is peopled with characters you have never seen before and in all probability will never see again. It brings occasional homesickness, and loneliness, and pangs of longing... But you are like the Vikings who have gone into a world of adventure, and home is not home until you return.
Be grateful to God (Almighty) for everything you have presently, no matter how small or unpleasant it seems to you. For, someone right here or out there is longing to possess everything that you have presently. In fact, your dislikes are someone else's likes. -Emeasoba George
It is better to weave a net than to stand by the water longing for fish.
Translations for longing
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- شوقArabic
- touhaCzech
- hiraethWelsh
- Sehnen, Verlangen, SehnsuchtGerman
- sopiroEsperanto
- añoranzaSpanish
- kaipaus, kaipuu, ikäväFinnish
- nostalgieFrench
- fadachd, miann, iarraidh, ionndrainn, cianalasScottish Gaelic
- kerinduanIndonesian
- desiderio, bramosia, voglia, nostalgia, anelito, bramaItalian
- כמיההHebrew
- superindui cupientesLatin
- ilgesysLithuanian
- ilgošanās, ilgasLatvian
- hasrat, kehendakMalay
- lengselNorwegian
- verlangenDutch
- lengsle, lengselNorwegian Nynorsk
- tęsknota, pragnieniePolish
- saudadePortuguese
- dorRomanian
- тоскаRussian
- längtan, längtarSwedish
- hasret, özlemTurkish
- اشتیاقUrdu
- 渴望Chinese
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