Synonyms of sighing (for)

sighing (for)

verb

present participle of sigh (for)

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

people have always been sighing for the "good old days"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• dying (for)
• wishing (for)
• yearning (for)
• longing (for)
• itching (for)
• wanting
• pining (for)
• thirsting (for)
• hungering (for)
• panting (after)
• aching (for)
• salivating (for)
• hankering (for or after)
• repining (for)
• lusting (for or after)
• jonesing (for)
• enjoying
• desiring
• setting one's heart on
• yenning (for)
• spoiling (for)
• coveting
• desiderating
• grooving (on)
• revelling (in)
• loving
• delighting (in)
• liking
• reveling (in)
• preferring
• admiring
• relishing
• fancying
• digging
• valuing
• favoring
• adoring
• appreciating
• cherishing
• treasuring
• prizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hating
• despising
• loathing
• abhorring
• detesting
• abominating
• refusing
• rejecting
• declining
• execrating
• spurning