crave
Ache to have
Crave means to desire intensely, often with an urgency that borders on need.
You crave what you lack or miss: I'm craving chocolate, She craved her mother's approval.
The word suggests longing that goes beyond ordinary wanting—a pregnant woman's cravings, an addict's cravings, or simply craving human connection after too long alone.
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- wantTo desire something
- desireIntense wanting
- wishYearned-for outcome
ache · hunger · thirst · pining · hankering · itch · lust · passion
Desire for food
- hungerNeed for nourishment
- ravenousExtremely hungry, insatiable
- famishedIntensely, painfully hungry
- peckishMildly hungry
salivate · mouthwatering · indulgence · temptation · comfort food · sweets · chocolate · salt
Intense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
- sentimentalExcessively emotional about memories
pining · ache · memory · bygone · yearn · miss · melancholy · bittersweet
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- substancePhysical material with mass
nicotine · alcoholism · opioid · recovery · detox · abstinence · compulsion · habit
longing
Intense, persistent desire
wish · ache · hunger · thirst · pining · hankering · itch · lust · passion · need
appetite
Desire for food
peckish · salivate · mouthwatering · indulgence · temptation · comfort food · sweets · chocolate · salt · sugar
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- homesickLonging for one's dwelling
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
sentimental · pining · ache · memory · bygone · yearn · miss · melancholy · bittersweet · remember
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
substance · nicotine · alcoholism · opioid · recovery · detox · abstinence · compulsion · habit · trigger
beg
Ask with desperation
entreat · supplicate · importune · desperate · appeal · request · pray · solicit · petition
- food cravingStrong urge to eat
- sugar cravingsDesire for sugary foods
- late night craving
- salt cravingsUrge for salty foods
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