CRAVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CRAVE?

Need another word that means the same as “crave”? Find 26 synonyms and 30 related words for “crave” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Crave” are: hunger, lust, starve, thirst, long for, yearn for, hunger for, thirst for, dream of, aspire to, set one's heart on, have as one's aim, have as one's goal, seek, be bent on, ask for, request, apply for, put in for, beg, plead for, sue for, canvass, call for, drum up, press for

Crave as a Verb

Definitions of "Crave" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crave” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
• Ask for.
• Feel a powerful desire for (something.
• Plead or ask for earnestly.

Synonyms of "Crave" as a verb (26 Words)

apply for	Apply to a surface.
ask for	Require or ask for as a price or condition.
aspire to	Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal.
be bent on	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
beg	Acquire food or money from someone by begging. He begged his fellow passengers for help.
call for	Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.
canvass	Solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign. They re canvassing support among shareholders.
dream of	Have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy.
drum up	Play a percussion instrument.
have as one's aim	Cause to be born.
have as one's goal	Cause to be born.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. When he had fasted forty days and forty nights he afterwards hungered.
hunger for	Feel the need to eat.
long for	Desire strongly or persistently.
plead for	Offer as an excuse or plea.
press for	Press from a plastic.
put in for	Estimate.
request	Inquire for (information. She requested an extra bed in her room.
seek	Attempt to find (something. She always seeks to do good in the world.
set one's heart on	Put into a position that will restore a normal state.
starve	Die of food deprivation. The arts are being starved of funds.
sue for	Institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.
thirst	Have a strong desire for something. A few could drink while many thirsted.
thirst for	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for.
yearn for	Have a desire for something or someone who is not present.

Usage Examples of "Crave" as a verb

• Will craved for family life.
• If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved.
• I must crave your indulgence.

Associations of "Crave" (30 Words)

aspire	Rise high; tower. Other people will aspire to be like you.
beg	Acquire food or money from someone by begging. She begged me to say nothing to her father.
beseech	Ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat. You have got to believe me Violet beseeched him.
cadge	Obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling. He cadged fivers off old school friends.
covet	Yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another. I covet one of their smart bags.
craving	An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate.
desideratum	Something that is needed or wanted. Integrity was a desideratum.
desire	Express a desire for. There had been a time years ago when he had desired her.
entreat	Treat (someone) in a specified manner. His friends entreated him not to go.
hanker	Feel a strong desire for or to do something. She hankered to go back.
hankering	A yearning for something or to do something. He had a hankering to return to Scotland.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. She was faint with hunger.
implore	Beg someone earnestly or desperately to do something. I implore mercy.
indigence	A state of extreme poverty; destitution. Their indigence appalled him.
insatiable	Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. So insatiable a gourmand as myself.
longing	Having or showing a yearning desire. A tale of love and longing.
need	Have or feel a need for. His day to day needs.
petition	Write a petition for something to somebody request formally and in writing. A steady stream of petitions to Allah were audible.
plea	(law) a defendant’s answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer. He changed his plea to not guilty.
plead	Make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts. The idea that in public relations work someone is paid to plead a special case is disliked.
pray	Address a deity a prophet a saint or an object of worship say a prayer. Ladies and gentlemen pray be seated.
request	A formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority. The club s excursion was postponed at the request of some of the members.
starve	Be freezing cold. The arts are being starved of funds.
suppliant	Making or expressing a plea, especially to someone in power or authority. A suppliant for her favors.
supplicate	Ask humbly (for something. He supplicated the King for clemency.
thirst	A feeling of needing or wanting to drink something. A thirst for knowledge.
unquenchable	Impossible to quench. Unquenchable thirst.
want	Hunt or look for want for a particular reason. I want my own room.
yearn	Be filled with compassion or warm feeling. No fellow spirit yearned towards her.
yearning	Involving or expressing yearning. A yearning hope.