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

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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. Mahatma Gandhi:

   Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one’s weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.

2. Clarita Alia:

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

3. Arisara Khaosa-ard:

   I've been longing to get out (of the house), I wanted to come and take pictures, wanted to pay homage to the temple and make merit, but I understand that during this time we have to stay vigilant for others and ourselves as well.

4. Thomas Jefferson:

   When a man has cast his longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.

5. Lex Kerssemakers:

   Our dealers have been longing for cars and for sales for so many years.