wild for

ADJECTIVE

thirsty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious dehydrated eager greedy hungry impatient inclined keen parched

WEAK

agog appetent ardent arid athirst avid bone-dry breathless burning cottonmouthed craving crazy for droughty dry as dust dying for hankering itching for juiceless longing lusting partial to sapless thirsting waterless yearning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

moist quenched satisfied wet

VERB

fancy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

care for crave

STRONG

approve desire endorse favor like prefer relish sanction

WEAK

be attracted to be captivated by be enamored of be in love with crazy about dream of fall for long for lust after mad for set one's heart on take a liking to take to wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

disapprove dislike hate oppose refuse reject

VERB

love

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire care for cherish choose go for prefer prize treasure worship

STRONG

adulate canonize deify esteem exalt fancy glorify idolize venerate

WEAK

be attached to be captivated by be crazy about be enamored of be enchanted by be fascinated with be fond of be in love with delight in dote on fall for gone on have affection for have it bad hold dear hold high long for lose one's heart to put on pedestal think the world of thrive with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

despise dislike hate not care

STRONG

castigate condemn criticize debase degrade humiliate lower mock

WEAK

abstain scorn

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wild for

When Stanford students go wild for an algorithm that can find the perfect match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 2026

Home in the wild for the small Silvery Gibbon is the rainforests of Java in Indonesia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

Gulls were killed in massive numbers for their feathers and their eggs were taken from the wild for human consumption.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2024

One of Britain's rarest plants has been discovered in the wild for the first time since 2009.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024

Too fast, too wild for him to stop.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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