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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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Whatever the answer, it would not hurt for him to enter a 12-step program for debt.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 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

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

“Due to kind of throwing hurt for probably a couple years.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2025

It made my heart hurt for them to talk about me that way.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

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