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itch for

VERB

covet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crave envy lust after

STRONG

begrudge choose fancy want

WEAK

aspire to desiderate hanker for have eye on have hots for long for spoil for thirst for wish for yearn for yen for

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate

WEAK

abjure be generous give not want

VERB

crave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covet cry out for fancy lust after

STRONG

dream need require suspire want

WEAK

ache for die for eat one's heart out give eyeteeth for hunger 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

want

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choose crave need prefer require wish

STRONG

ache aspire covet fancy hanker hunger long lust pine thirst yearn

WEAK

be greedy could do with desiderate feel a need have a passion for have a yen for have ambition have an urge for have eyes for incline toward spoil for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate have not want spurn

STRONG

despise

Example Sentences

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In her free time, she still scratched her itch for sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It appears “Slow Horses” might satisfy part of his creative itch for some years to come.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

It is the final itch for Root to scratch.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

If you’ve ever felt that a Zoom meeting or video call wasn’t scratching your itch for an in-person chat, science is on your side.

From Scientific American • Nov. 13, 2023

And that awful smell alone would make anyone itch for a fight.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

itch for

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