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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

"It's rough. We played so much better than four years ago so to leave with the same result is going to hurt for a bit," an equally-emotional Mouat added.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

One day my left foot hurt for no good reason.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

Maybe it hurt for her to move, but if it did, she didn’t show it.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

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