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have the hots for

VERB
desire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covet crave long for want
STRONG
desiderate fancy hunger for like lust after pine thirst yearn for
WEAK
aspire to be smitten be turned on by die over fall for give eyeteeth for go for hanker after have eyes for make advances to set heart on take a liking to take a shine to take to wish for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
loathe
STRONG
abjure despise reject
WEAK
dislike shun

Example Sentences

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Matthew McConaughey is weighing in on whether or not Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston still have the hots for one another.

From Fox News • Oct. 30, 2020

Julianne Hough appears to still have the hots for her husband Brooks Laich despite the married couple living separately in quarantine.

From Fox News • May 28, 2020

The current ad has a basketball theme and includes the oddly phrased question, “Don’t have the hots for hoops with your buddies?”

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2012

Idamante: It's not true / I don't have the hots for Electra / You're the one that I want / Woo-hoo-hoo.

From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2010