craved
Longed for intensely
Craved is the past tense of crave, meaning to desire intensely or long for something.
The word suggests a powerful, sometimes desperate wanting: She craved chocolate during her pregnancy, He craved attention from his parents.
What's craved is often something visceral—food, affection, recognition, escape.
Desired intensely
- pinedAched with longing
- achedExperienced dull discomfort
- desiredWished to have
- longedFelt intense desire
hankered · wished · dreamt · sighed · wistful · nostalgic · homesick · melancholy
Longed for
- covetedGreatly desired by many
- lustedDesired intensely, carnally
- fanciedFelt drawn toward
- hungeredFelt intense longing
thirsted · itched · burned · obsessed · fixated · infatuated · passionate · ardent
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
habituation · substance · nicotine · alcoholism · detoxification · recovery · enabler · intervention
Extremely hungry, insatiable
- appetiteDesire for food
- pangsSudden sharp sensations
- fastingDeliberate food avoidance
- starvingSuffering extreme hunger
voracious · insatiable · famished · peckish · salivating · mouth-watering · delicacy · feast
yearned
Desired intensely
longed · hankered · wished · dreamt · sighed · wistful · nostalgic · homesick · melancholy · reminisced
wanted
Longed for
hungered · thirsted · itched · burned · obsessed · fixated · infatuated · passionate · ardent · fervent
dependence
State of needing another
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
tolerance · habituation · substance · nicotine · alcoholism · detoxification · recovery · enabler · intervention · fix
ravenous
Extremely hungry, insatiable
starving · voracious · insatiable · famished · peckish · salivating · mouth-watering · delicacy · feast · glutton
required
Needed by rule
necessary · vital · desperate · urgent · survival · sustenance · provisions · relief · respite · escape
- food cravingStrong urge to eat
- sugar cravingsDesire for sugary foods
- late night craving
- salt cravingsUrge for salty foods
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