Synonyms for craving
ˈkreɪ vɪŋcrav·ing

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1. craving

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

Princeton's WordNet

1. cravingnoun

   an intense desire for some particular thing

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1. • Desire

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1. cravingnoun

   Synonyms:
   longing, itching, strong desire

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1. cravingnoun

   Synonyms:
   longing, yearning, hankering, hungering, entreaty, supplication

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1. List of paraphrases for "craving":

   thirsty, envy, thirst

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How to use craving in a sentence?

1. A Bartlett Giamatti:

   Teaching is an instinctual art, mindful of potential, craving of realizations, a pausing, seamless process.

2. Elias Canetti:

   One should not confuse the craving for life with endorsement of it.

3. Rebeca Blanco-Grijalva:

   I am a third-grade teacher in an impoverished elementary school, my students are inquisitive, voracious readers who are craving to discover the newest adventure in their favorite book series.

4. Yasmin Hurd:

   It's not addictive. No one is diverting it. It doesn't get Julie Holland high, but it can reduce craving and anxiety.

5. Sandeep Aggarwal:

   5 things common you should look in your investors and team members: 1) commitment, 2) chemistry, 3) comfort, 4) capability, and 5) craving.