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Synonyms and antonyms of crave in English

crave

verb
These are words and phrases related to crave. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of crave.
Since going on the diet, she craves sweets.

Synonyms

pine for
sigh for
wish for
hope for
desire
want
long for
yearn for
hunger for
thirst for
hanker after
have a fancy for
have a yen for
lust after
covet
require
need

Antonyms

reject
spurn
repudiate
renounce
scorn
refuse
decline
detest
abominate
loathe
hate
despise
abhor
 Synonyms for crave from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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crass
crate
crater
cravat
crave
craven
craving
craw
crawl

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