Synonyms of pining (for)

pining (for)

verb

present participle of pine (for)

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

pining for a house in the mountains

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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