APPETENCY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

appetency

noun

ˈa-pə-tən(t)-sē

Definition of appetency

as in desire

a strong wish for something television commercials create appetency for products that the consumer may not have known even existed

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Noun

The plan emerged from the House speaker’s desire to limit state spending and pad the state’s reserves.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
Motivated by a desire to preserve this rarefied world, and to learn more about the country that her parents had fled, Hélène enrolled at Sciences Po and became an expert on the region.

— Madeleine Wulfahrt, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of desire

Noun

Ladybird Taco started with a breakfast craving, a homemade tortilla and a chance encounter that changed everything.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
And, later, a midnight snack of lobster rolls, hot dogs, and pizzas certainly quashed any late-night cravings.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of craving

Noun

Bushby had a thirst for adventure, but his mission only came into focus when his father, Keith, sent him a birthday card in the mid-90s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Getting into spoilers, Matt’s escalating thirst for vengeance comes to a head at a nightclub owned by the mob boss who sliced up his face in the first place.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of thirst

Noun

But across this wolf may cry, her breathy delivery becomes so uniform that longing, frustration, and romantic desperation frequently sound indistinguishable.

— Precious Fondren, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
A lot of people have so much longing for that era too — things seemed so simple then.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of longing

Noun

The biggest obstacle may be Trump himself, who has shown little appetite for a political retreat.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026
Anthropic looked set to push ahead with its IPO this month, indicating confidence in market appetite for the AI trade despite a recent selloff and concerns over the controversy surrounding Nvidia.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026

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