APPETENT Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

appetent

adjective

Definition of appetent

as in longing

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Adjective

Werther, in his self-delusion, embodies another Goethean type, the longing man—ordinary, but convinced of the extraordinariness of his feelings.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025

Definition of longing

Adjective

Takaichi introduces tax cut and ambitious spending Takaichi, as part of her measures to combat rising prices, has pushed a two-year cut in the consumption tax to 1% from the current 8% and payouts to households.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Takaichi also kept Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, her longtime confidant who has been implementing her ambitious spending policy, and Economy and Fiscal Policy Minister Minoru Kiuchi.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambitious

Adjective

Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.

— Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025

Definition of covetous

Adjective

These demands are not likely to ease as football becomes more obsessed with physicality, so, from an Arsenal perspective, the importance of not overloading their right-backs only heightens.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The victim’s mother, 60-year-old Adra Pegues, said the killer recently went on a first date with her daughter and then became obsessed with Davis, who wasn’t interested in a second date.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of obsessed

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The hotel offers a room service menu, and the staff will also be more than happy to offer you a tour of the art on display throughout the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
So, when another milestone lands on the calendar—say, Nordstrom’s 125th Anniversary celebration—we’re more than happy to start loading up our carts.

— Madison San Miguel, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026

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