craving
Ache for something
A craving is an intense desire or longing, usually for something specific: a craving for chocolate, pregnancy cravings.
The word implies an almost physical pull—stronger than wanting, more urgent than wishing.
Cravings are often for food, drugs, or experiences that promise immediate satisfaction.
To crave is to feel this urgent desire: I'm craving pizza.
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- urgeStrong inner drive
- appetiteDesire for food
- hungerNeed for nourishment
itch · wanting · pining · aching · hankering · thirst · need · wish
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
aching · missing · wistfulness · heartache · desire · wanting · need · emptiness
Need for nourishment
- appetiteDesire for food
- sweet toothFondness for desserts
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
salt · snack · indulgence · comfort food · binge · munchies · taste · flavor
Act of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- substancePhysical material with mass
- alcoholicAddicted to drinking
dependency · compulsive · trigger · recovery · sobriety · detox · rehab · abstinence
Vegetables preserved in brine
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
- prenatalBefore birth
maternal · pregnancy · ice cream · unusual · aversion · nausea · midnight · combination
Oppose or refuse compliance
- succumbYield to pressure
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- indulgeSatisfy a craving
- forbiddenNot allowed
guilty · self-control · restraint · give in · cave · weakness · irresistible · tantalizing
longing
Intense, persistent desire
hunger · itch · wanting · pining · aching · hankering · thirst · need · wish · fancy
longing
Intense, persistent desire
homesickness · aching · missing · wistfulness · heartache · desire · wanting · need · emptiness · fulfillment
hunger
Need for nourishment
- appetiteDesire for food
- sweet toothFondness for desserts
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
sugar · salt · snack · indulgence · comfort food · binge · munchies · taste · flavor · treat
withdrawal
Act of taking away
- relapseReturn to former illness
- nicotineAddictive tobacco alkaloid
- substancePhysical material with mass
alcoholic · dependency · compulsive · trigger · recovery · sobriety · detox · rehab · abstinence · binge
pickles
Vegetables preserved in brine
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- expectingAwaiting a predicted outcome
prenatal · maternal · pregnancy · ice cream · unusual · aversion · nausea · midnight · combination · strange
resist
Oppose or refuse compliance
forbidden · guilty · self-control · restraint · give in · cave · weakness · irresistible · tantalizing · enticing
- appetitehungry, hunger, starving, famished, ravenous
- desireswant, wish, desire, wanting, yearning
- hungerhunger, hungry, starving, starvation, famished
- Hunger & Appetitehunger, fullness, satiety, appetite loss, hunger pangs
- smokingsmoking, cigarette, cigar, pipe, lighter
- Snacking Habitssnacking, nibbling, munching, crunching, grazing
cravingindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · unconcern · nonchalance · disinterest · insouciance
cravingrevulsion
Intense physical disgust
repulsion · disgust · loathing · abhorrence · repugnance
- food cravingStrong urge to eat
- sugar cravingsDesire for sugary foods
- late night craving
- salt cravingsUrge for salty foods