hanker after synonyms

Trying to find another word for hanker after in English? No problem. Our thesaurus contains synonyms of hanker after in 14 different contexts. We have listed all the similar and related words for hanker after alphabetically.

ache

anguish
hurt
misery
pang
pounding
smarting
soreness
spasm
suffering
throb
throbbing
throe
twinge

crave

ache for
covet
cry out for
die for
dream
eat one's heart out
fancy
give eyeteeth for
hunger for
itch for
long for
lust after
need

hunger

a stomach for
ache
appetence
appetency
appetition
big eyes
bottomless pit
craving
desire
emptiness
esurience
eyes for
famine

itch

crawling
creeping
irritation
itchiness
prickling
psoriasis
rawness
tickle

long

continued
deep
distant
drawn out
elongate
elongated
enduring
enlarged
expanded
extensive
far-off
far-reaching
faraway

lust

animalism
aphrodisia
appetence
appetition
avidity
carnality
concupiscence
covetousness
craving
cupidity
desire
eroticism
excitement

partial to

aim
aspire to
be smitten
be turned on by
choose
cotton to
covet
crave
desiderate
die over
enjoy
fall for
fancy

pine

ache
agonize
brood
carry a torch
covet
crave
desire
dream
fret
grieve
hanker
languish for
lust after

sigh

blow
complain
cry
exhale
gasp
grieve
groan
howl
lament
moan
murmur
pant
respire

thirst

appetite
aridity
desire
drought
dryness
eagerness
hankering
hunger
keenness
longing
lust
passion
thirstiness

want

appetite
craving
demand
fancy
hankering
hunger
longing
necessity
need
requirement
thirst
wish
yearning

wish

ambition
aspiration
choice
disposition
hankering
hope
hunger
inclination
intention
invocation
itch
liking
longing

yearn

ache
be desirous of
be eager for
be passionate
chafe
covet
crave
dream
hanker
have a crush on
have a yen for
hunger
itch

yen

craving
desire
hankering
hunger
itch
longing
lust
passion
thirst
urge
yearning

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