longed-for

Examples

• All

• After years of waiting, the longed-for promotion finally arrived, making him feel appreciated.

• The longed-for vacation in the mountains was everything she had dreamed of for years.

• If you only knew how I have longed for this.

  Anatomy of Love (2010)

• Mother, I have so longed for you.

  Killing Jesus (2015)

• What you have longed for has come to pass.

  Bloom (2003)

• Soldiers, this is the battle you have all longed for.

  War and Peace (1956)

• But these students also reported that they had been bored in high school and longed for the challenging college environment.

  Academic text (1995)

• When I was younger, I longed for the excitement that my future life would bring me.

  Blog text (11)

• Now, Saba and her family travel west, headed for a better life and a longed-for reunion with Jack.

  Blog text (22)

• Christine Coppedge says she longed for integrated schools back when she was in grade school.

  Academic text (2004)

Synonyms

H

hoped-for

vslonged-for

28 3.5

Wanted or expected because people want a good result

leans more on eager longing over time than on hopeful expectation

Y

yearned-for

vslonged-for

14 6.0

Wanted very much for a long time

is about eager wanting over time rather than a brief wish

S

sought-after

vslonged-for

8 4.1

Wanted by many people and hard to find

is about personal eager longing over time rather than general market demand

S

sought after

vslonged-for

5 4.1

Wanted by many people

focuses on long, eager personal wishing rather than broad popularity

W

wished-for

vslonged-for

4 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

focuses more on eager expectation over time rather than simple wanting

C

coveted

vslonged-for

1 4.4

Wanted by many people because it is rare or special

highlights individual eager longing over time rather than wide public desire

D

desired

vslonged-for

2.5

Something that people want very much

stresses eager, long running desire rather than a general strong wish

C

craved

vslonged-for

3.9

Having a very strong desire for something

places more emphasis on steady eagerness over time than urgent craving

W

wanted

vslonged-for

1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

is stronger, indicating eager and prolonged wishing rather than a simple need

A

awaited

vslonged-for

2.2

Expected with hope or excitement

stresses prolonged eager desire rather than mere expectation about timing

Antonyms

U

unwanted

120 1.0

People do not like or need it

U

undesired

2 3.8

Not wanted or welcome

How Desired

coveted

1 4.4

longed-for

9 5.5

desired

2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology