crave
[verb]
Synonyms:
- long for, desire, hanker after, hope for, lust after, want, yearn for
- beg, ask, beseech, entreat, implore, petition, plead for, pray for, seek, solicit, supplicate

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Antonyms: spurn
Contrasted words: contemn, despise, disdain, scorn
Related Idioms: have a craving for

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

crave /kreɪv/ verb [transitive]
[Language: Old English; Origin: crafian]
to have an extremely strong desire for something:
an insecure child who craves attention

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲