hurt for

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 die for 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 suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

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hurt for

It wouldn’t hurt for the Fed to spell out now where the line is, and how it plans to stay on one side in some future crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Classics are good, but not everyone is up to speed on the latest hot novel, and having read the latest book-club choices doesn’t hurt for conversation at dinner parties.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 17, 2026

India skipper Shubman Gill went out retired hurt for four with a neck spasm and did not return to bat in the innings that ended in the second session.

From Barron's ● Nov. 15, 2025

I saw this series “Wayward” with Toni Collette that hurt for me to watch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

And it wouldn’t hurt for it to be by the water.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

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