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longed

VERB

desire, crave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

yearn

STRONG

ache aim aspire covet hanker hunger itch lust miss pine sigh suspire thirst want wish

WEAK

dream of have a yen for spoil for

Antonyms

STRONG

despise dislike hate

Example Sentences

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Coronado longed for Beatríz and wondered if she had remained faithful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

He turned out to be a kind partner, but Eunhee missed her son deeply, and longed to be reunited with him.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Pretty was undeniably in again, and often so anodyne that even lipstick lovers like myself longed for the days of an angsty anti-makeup manifesto.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

Susan Gudmundsdottir Johnsen, a 52-year-old travel agency employee, also said she longed for quieter times.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

It was too much what he’d always longed to be true.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell