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die for

VERB
crave
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covet cry out for fancy lust after
STRONG
dream need require suspire want
WEAK
ache 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
VERB
need
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call for demand desire lack require
STRONG
claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn
WEAK
be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
have not want
STRONG
abjure despise dislike give hate
WEAK
do not want

Example Sentences

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Totsuka, 24, crashed on his final run, meaning it was do or die for James in the last run of the competition.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

It was practically do or die for a banged-up team that needed to win at least two of its final five games for a realistic chance at the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

“I don’t want to die for this,” he said, “but a lot of people will do whatever they have to do to eat.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

Geum-ja is another mother willing to die for her worthless son, entering the games in the hope of paying off his debts without knowing he’d also signed on.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

But humans have deliberately selected which plants and animals shall live and which shall die for thousands of years.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan