as in longing
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetent
Adjective
-
Although the Taiwanese chip titan has kicked off ambitious global expansion plans in the US, Japan and Germany, at least 80% of its production capacity will remain in Taiwan by 2030, according to TrendForce, a market research firm.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025 -
As the season progresses, the stories do get more ambitious, and major errors—of reporting practice or of mere conscience—are generally avoided.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
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
-
This is, in part, correct: Voldemort is extremely covetous of power.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
Adjective
-
And one of her own star graduate students is so obsessed with her that even Frederik points it out with annoyance.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
-
Too often managers and employees, alike, become obsessed about ratings and completely neglect setting meaningful goals.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
There are also fears that doctors in these practices may focus too much on keeping paying patients happy, rather than providing the best disease management or medical care, researchers said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
-
Each of them is raising a glass or bottle of beer — visible labels include Blatz and Schlitz — and each of the men look content, even happy.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.—
Salvador Rizzo,
Washington Post,
25 Mar. 2023
-
Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.—
Ineye Komonibo,
refinery29.com,
24 Mar. 2023
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Appetent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appetent. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share