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

Example Sentences

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Whatever the answer, it would not hurt for him to enter a 12-step program for debt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Haula said the loss would "hurt for a bit and it should hurt", as the Finns, who won their first-ever Olympic title at Beijing 2022, face a bronze-medal game on Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

Sharmin Akter and Nigar Sultana Joty rebuilt their innings, putting on 82 for the fourth wicket before Sharmin retired hurt for a stubborn 64 in the 36th over.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

It was a lovely thing to do, though such flowers always looked rather wrinkled and hurt for a day or so.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

hurt for

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