HANKERED (FOR OR AFTER) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

hankered (for or after)

verb

past tense of hanker (for or after)

as in craved

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy hankering for some company in his lonely mountain cabin hanker after a life of leisure

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But Hamilton craved a broader intellectual tradition for his faith.

— Emma Green, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
But in the early aughts, with the remaining heavy industry in deep retreat, and a fragile recovery threatened by the Great Recession, the city craved a new economic engine.

— Sara Herschander, Vox, 29 Oct. 2026

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Brass was fired from the project and nixed as an editor over creative clashes with Guccione, who wanted to amp up the raunchy scenes, Penthouse-style.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Law is now one of dozens of democracy activists overseas wanted by Hong Kong’s national security police, and who have had a cash bounty put on them.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026

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