ACHING (FOR) Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

aching (for)

verb

Definition of aching (for)

present participle of ache (for)

as in feeling (for)

to have sympathy for I ache for those people who have to spend the holidays alone

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as in craving

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy aching for some quiet time to himself

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There is nothing pitying and also nothing airbrushed in the pictures—just the occasional haze of a misty morning or the blurry tremor of a burning brush pile.

— Casey Cep, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Twenty-first-century indie shaped the identities of many Millennials, but it’s now often talked about with pitying nostalgia—as the bygone style of hipsters with handlebar mustaches pretending to be countercultural while making easy-listening music for hotel lobbies.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025

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But after years of visiting the city for conventions, many of us have been craving destinations that recognise the visitor has changed too.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Like fainting, craving pickles, or struggling to wiggle into skinny jeans, vomiting, in the cultural imagination, is a stand-in for imminent motherhood, as legible as any pregnancy test.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of craving

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For those wanting to dine in private, the full menu is available for room service.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Aug. 2026
On July 8, more than 38 years after her mother’s killing in Jacksonville, Florida, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a man wanting to come forward with information on a cold case.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026

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aching (for)

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