longs

Garments for tall

Longs is the plural of long in its noun senses.

In finance, longs are investors holding positions that profit when prices rise, or the positions themselves: The longs got crushed when the market tanked.

Longs can also mean long pants, as opposed to shorts, or clothing in long sizes.

desire

craving

Powerful urge to have

  • yearningIntense prolonged craving
  • piningAching with prolonged desire
  • achePersistent dull discomfort

hankering · thirst · hunger · wistfulness · covet · languish · want · need · urge · fancy

nostalgia

reminiscence

Recalling past experiences

wistfulness · yesteryear · bygone · sentimentality · retrospect · recollect · flashback · melancholy · heritage · souvenir

anticipation

waiting

Remaining in expectation

outlook · hope · eagerness · envisioning · foresight · preparation · planning · readiness · imminence · contemplation

investment

stocks

Ownership stakes or inventory

equities · bonds · shares · capital · market · trading · funds · assets · futures · commodities

ambition

aspiration

Strong desire for achievement

determination · motivation · achievement · success · accomplishment · milestone · progress · persistence · tenacity · visionary

Categories
Opposites
emotional desire intensity

longsshrugs off

Dismisses without concern

dismisses · disregards · ignores · forgets

attraction vs repulsion

longsdreads

Anticipates with anxiety

abhors · loathes · avoids · shuns · spurns

market position direction

longsshorts

Abbreviated lower garments

short positions · short sellers · bears

Phrases
Family

long, longing, longer, elongate, longest, elongated, longed, longitude, elongation

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