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. Zahra Pashaei:

   We are so happy that finally we got the chance to go to the stadium. Its an extraordinary feeling, at least for me, 22 or 23 years of longing and regret lies behind this.

2. 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.

3. Robert Collier:

   Very few persons, comparatively, know how to Desire with sufficient intensity. They do not know what it is to feel and manifest that intense, eager, longing, craving, insistent, demanding, ravenous Desire which is akin to the persistent, insistent, ardent, overwhelming desire of the drowning man for a breath of air; of the shipwrecked or desert-lost man for a drink of water; of the famished man for bread and meat

4. Terri Goodman:

   This is the season in Iowa, so everyone looks hard at visitors to the state, iowa Democrats are eager for this caucus season to begin. So his appearance is going to fuel that longing by the part of Iowa Democrats for the discussion to begin.

5. Paul Simon:

   Some people never say the words 'I love you' It's not their style to be so bold. Some people never say those words 'I love you' But, like a child, they're longing to be told.