Synonyms of longing (for)

longing (for)

verb

present participle of long (for)

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

I long for the day when cancer is but a distant and unpleasant memory

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• yearning (for)
• itching (for)
• pining (for)
• panting (after)
• thirsting (for)
• sighing (for)
• wanting
• hungering (for)
• lusting (for or after)
• salivating (for)
• repining (for)
• aching (for)
• hankering (for or after)
• jonesing (for)
• enjoying
• yenning (for)
• desiring
• setting one's heart on
• spoiling (for)
• coveting
• grooving (on)
• desiderating
• delighting (in)
• loving
• reveling (in)
• liking
• preferring
• admiring
• relishing
• fancying
• valuing
• digging
• favoring
• adoring
• appreciating
• prizing
• cherishing
• treasuring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• loathing
• abhorring
• detesting
• abominating
• refusing
• declining
• rejecting
• execrating
• spurning