| Main Entry: | hankering |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire |
Synonyms: |
ache, craving, druthers, fire in belly, hunger, itch, longing, munchies, pining, thirst, urge, want, weakness, wish, yearning, yen |
Antonyms: |
dislike, hate, hatred |
| Main Entry: | hanker |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | desire |
Synonyms: |
ache, covet, crave, cream for, hunger, itch, long, lust, partial to, pine, sigh, thirst, want, wish, yearn, yen |
Antonyms: |
be averse |
| Main Entry: | adoration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | intense love |
Synonyms: |
admiration, amore, ardor, attachment, crush, devotion, esteem, estimation, exaltation, glorification, hankering, honor, idolatry, idolization, infatuation, pash, passion, puppy love, reverence, shine*, veneration, weakness*, worship, worshipping, yen* |
Antonyms: |
abhorrence, detestation, disrespect, hate |
| Main Entry: | affection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong fondness |
Synonyms: |
amore, ardor, attachment, care, case*, closeness, concern, crush, desire, devotion, emotion, endearment, feeling, friendliness, friendship, good will, hankering*, heart, inclination, itch, kindness, liking, love, passion, predilection, propensity, puppy love, regard, sentiment, shine*, soft spot, solicitude, tenderness, warmth, weakness*, yen* |
Antonyms: |
animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will |
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire for success |
Synonyms: |
appetite, ardor, aspiration, avidity, craving, desire, drive, eagerness, earnestness, emulation, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, fire in belly, get up and go, hankering*, hope, hunger, initiative, itch, keenness, longing, love, lust, moxie*, passion, pretension, push, right stuff, spirit, striving, thirst, vigor, yearning, zeal |
Antonyms: |
apathy, contentment, diffidence, humility, indifference, laziness, satisfaction |
| Main Entry: | appetite |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | desire for food, worldly goods |
Synonyms: |
appetence, appetency, appetition, big eyes, craving, demand, fondness, gluttony, greed, hankering, hunger, inclination, itch, liking, longing, lust, passion, penchant, proclivity, propensity, ravenousness, relish, soft spot, stomach, sweet tooth, taste, thirst, urge, voracity, weakness, willingness, yearning, yen, zeal, zest |
Antonyms: |
antipathy, aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repulsion, revulsion |
| Main Entry: | aspiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal, hope |
Synonyms: |
aim, ambition, ambitiousness, craving, desire, direction, dream, eagerness, endeavor, fire in the belly, hankering, inclination, longing, object, objective, passion, pursuit, push, right stuff, urge, vocation, wish, work, yearning |
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
Synonyms: |
be ambitious, be eager, crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn |
| Main Entry: | attachment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | affection, high regard |
Synonyms: |
affinity, amore, attraction, bond, case, crush, devotion, fidelity, fondness, friendship, hankering*, liking, love, loyalty, partiality, possessiveness, regard, shine*, tenderness, weakness, yen* |
Antonyms: |
alienation, animosity, aversion, dislike, divorce, enmity, estrangement, hate, hatred, opposition |
| Main Entry: | craving |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire |
Synonyms: |
appetite, appetition, hankering, hunger, hurting, itch, longing, lust, munchies, need, passion, thirst, urge, yearning, yen* |
Antonyms: |
dislike, distaste, hate, indifference |