Synonyms of wishing (for)

wishing (for)

verb

present participle of wish (for)

as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

having her own home was something she had wished for since she was a child

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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