hurt for

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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Haula said the loss would "hurt for a bit and it should hurt", as the Finns, who won their first-ever Olympic title at Beijing 2022, face a bronze-medal game on Saturday.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Classics are good, but not everyone is up to speed on the latest hot novel, and having read the latest book-club choices doesn’t hurt for conversation at dinner parties.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 17, 2026

Sharmin Akter and Nigar Sultana Joty rebuilt their innings, putting on 82 for the fourth wicket before Sharmin retired hurt for a stubborn 64 in the 36th over.

From BBC • Oct. 20, 2025

“I think a lot of it just came from his body changing, the way he was throwing due to throwing hurt for probably a couple years,” Hill said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

“You’re not ready. You’re only fourteen years old. You’d get hurt for nothing.”

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

hurt for

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