longing for

ADJECTIVE

envious

Synonyms

STRONGEST

distrustful greedy suspicious watchful

WEAK

appetent aspiring begrudging coveting covetous craving desiring desirous fain grasping green with envy green-eyed grudging hankering invidious jaundiced malicious spiteful umbrageous wishful yearning

Antonyms

WEAK

comfortable content kind pleased unenvious

Example Sentences

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Harold Bloom taught us that “a longing for sustained vision may be the authentic mark of achieved epic.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Like “Bridgerton,” our “Heated Rivalry” obsession is related to a hollow longing for connection pervading society right now.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

After 25 years of bouncing around the globe with Gorillaz, he’s still longing for a jet lag cure.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Patriots prodigy Drake Maye was left longing for a do-over after his first Super Bowl appearance ended in misery on Sunday.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Don’t like how my tongue starts longing for chicken and gravy the way she used to cook it in the old days.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

longing for

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