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What is another word for longed for?

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Verb
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Past tense for to have a desire for
desired
craved
wanted
yearned
hungered
ached
oke
aken
pined
hankered
thirsted for
sought
hoped for
yearned for
desired to
longed to
hoped to
hankered to
wished to
wished for
hankered for
yearned to
wanted to
hankered after
longed
hoped
wished
dreamtUK
aspired
dreamt of
dreamedUS
hungered to
strived
hungered for
thirsted after
striven
strove
“The euphoria that had accompanied Edward's birth became sorrow, but it was only over time that Henry came to long for his wife.”
Verb
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Past tense for to have a desire for
wanted
desired
fancied
liked
craved
cared for
coveted
felt like
hankered for
needed
hankered after
pined for
required
wished for
had an inclination for
hoped for
hungered for
relished
thirsted for
yearned for
ached for
cried out for
felt in need of
had a fancy for
had a need for
had one's heart set on
hungered after
itched for
set one's heart on
sighed for
took a fancy to
taken a fancy to
thirsted after
yenned for
desiderated
had a yen for
jonesed for
lusted after
pined after
spoiled for
spoilt for
burned for
died for
felt inclined to
felt the need for
felt up to
had an urge for
had a passion for
had eyes for
had the inclination for
inclined toward
lusted for
panted after
repined for
salivated for
ate one's heart out over
eaten one's heart out over
felt a need for
more ❯
Verb
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Past tense for to expectantly want something to happen
hoped
expected
wanted
foresaw
foreseen
wished
desired
prayed
yearned
counted on
surmised
trusted
anticipated
assumed
believed
contemplated
held
holden
longed
presumed
awaited
relied
supposed
suspected
crossed your fingers
deemed likely
felt confident
hung in
had faith
kept fingers crossed
knocked on wood
looked forward to
promised oneself
thought to
watched for
Verb
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Past tense for to like in an emphatic manner, or have a strong liking for
loved
appreciated
adored
doted
enjoyed
fancied
liked
admired
found irresistible
preferred
venerated
adulated
cared for
chose
chosen
felt deep affection for
cared very much for
carried a torch for
esteemed
felt affection
felt affection for
went for
gone for
had a pash on
held very dear
overindulged
prized
became infatuated with
become infatuated with
became smitten with
become smitten with
delighted in
derived great pleasure from
developed a crush on
devoted to
doted on
enjoyed greatly
fell for
fallen for
fell head over heels in love with
fallen head over heels in love with
got a buzz from of
got a buzz out of
got a kick from of
got a kick out of
gotten a kick out of
got off on
gotten off on
gave one's heart to
given one's heart to
went a bundle on
gone a bundle on
gone on
had affection for
had a great liking for
had a passion for
had a penchant for
had a predilection for
had a proclivity for
had a soft spot for
had a taste for
had a thing about
had a thing for
had a weakness for
had it bad
held dear
liked very much
lost one's heart to
madded about
passionated about
pottied about
put on pedestal
really liked
took a fancy to
taken a fancy to
took great pleasure in
taken great pleasure in
took pleasure in
taken pleasure in
thought the world of
more ❯
Verb
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Past tense for to wait in anticipation for the occurrence of something
waited
anticipated
awaited
expected
looked out
watched out
hoped for
counted the days until
set one's heart on
coveted
desired
craved
wanted
fancied
envied
awaited with pleasure
really wanted
fervently awaited
anticipated with pleasure
breathlessly awaited
ardently awaited
energetically anticipated
breathlessly anticipated
vigorously anticipated
anticipated with enthusiasm
eagerly awaited
enthusiastically awaited
awaited with anticipation
wished to
hungrily awaited
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Desired fervently for an extended period
long-wished-for
yearned for
long-coveted
long-craved
long-desired
wanted
desired
desirable
coveted
sought-after
popular
in demand
longed-for
craved
requested
fashionable
wished for
wantable
pined for
sought after
to die for
needed
sought
enviable
preferred
covetable
all the rage
asked for
to-die-for
like gold dust
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Very pleasing due to being much needed or desired
welcome
favorableUS
good
delightful
desirable
felicitous
pleasing
agreeable
cheering
encouraging
favourableUK
genial
heartening
promising
grateful
gratifying
jolly
nice
opportune
pleasant
pleasurable
propitious
refreshing
timely
acceptable
blessed
blest
congenial
delightsome
enjoyable
heavenly
palatable
satisfying
sweet
contenting
cordial
delectable
delicious
desired
dreamy
dulcet
heaven-sent
long-awaited
longed-for
much needed
gladly received
to one's liking
to one's taste
more ❯
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