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gotta have

ADJECTIVE

avid

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ardent devoted eager fanatical fervent hungry impatient insatiable keen passionate ravenous thirsty voracious zealous

WEAK

athirst avaricious breathless covetous desirous dying to grasping greedy intense rapacious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic cold cool disinterested disloyal dispassionate dull frigid full indifferent quenched satisfied unenthusiastic unexcited

ADJECTIVE

fervent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ardent devout earnest ecstatic emotional heartfelt impassioned intense passionate pious religious sincere vehement zealous

WEAK

animated blazing burning dying to eager enthused excited fervid fiery glowing gung-ho hearty hopped up hot hot for hot-blooded perfervid responsive serious tender unfeigned warm warmhearted wholehearted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathetic calm cold cool dull frigid indifferent insincere irreligious unconcerned unenthusiastic unexcited unpassionate

WEAK

dispassionate dispirited

Example Sentences

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“Sometimes you gotta have the number two to prove that the number one is still number one.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Here, the aliens have become more assertive: “Ow, we need the funk / We gotta have that funk.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

"That's what it comes down to -- just going out there executing those gotta have plays and we made plays tonight."

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

"I was pretty optimistic," Mr Van Ysseldyk recalled, telling the BBC he knew he had to find them because "the wife's gotta have her rings, right?"

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025

I gotta have Mateo’s back, and I also have Aimee on the brain.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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