THIRSTS (FOR) Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

thirsts (for)

verb

present tense third-person singular of thirst (for)

as in craves

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy they have always thirsted for a more affluent lifestyle than their salaries would allow

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Yes, the automaker’s famed dual-clutch PDK remains the way to go if pure speed is what a driver craves, but those who feel that rowing through the gears adds to the experience can now choose to upgrade the model with the MT package.

— Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
In any case, local elections scheduled for November will provide a bellwether for whether her message has cut through with a Taiwanese electorate that craves neither confrontation nor political absorption.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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The acquisition’s financing depends on savings that the protections everyone wants would prohibit.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Garden Homes wants to build at 30 Parade Hill Road, a small property a little less than a mile north of the town’s commercial center and a bit more than a mile south of the New Canaan Country Club.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026

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