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ache for

VERB

crave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covet cry out for fancy lust after

STRONG

dream need require suspire want

WEAK

die for eat one's heart out give eyeteeth for hunger for itch for long for pine for sigh for spoil for thirst for yearn for yen for

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike have

WEAK

abjure hate not want spurn

Example Sentences

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“But my wife’s and my hearts ache for our kids still there.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024

But when she speaks of the ache for her own mother, her grin fades and her eyes well with tears.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

Desperation made us ache for that drama’s characters.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023

Now I swim laps and I ache for Ruby and Hart.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2023

Did he ache for her, the way I ached for the mother I had never met?

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini