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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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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

India skipper Shubman Gill went out retired hurt for four with a neck spasm and did not return to bat in the innings that ended in the second session.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Mark Cullinan said when it first happened he thought "okay, this is going to hurt for a couple of weeks".

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

I hurt for these wolves, creatures wholly unaware that they were created to be trophies.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

We roasted sweet chestnuts in the fire and they were pretty good except incredibly hard to peel and the skins got under your fingernails and hurt for days.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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