Craved and Gave

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Craved adjective - Wanted intensely.

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Gave is an antonym for craved.

Nearby Word: craving

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Craved is an antonym for gave.

James and Karl both saw Diva as their mother, but she never gave Karl the love and attention he craved and she rejected James after he had Schiff parts put on him.

Source: Parental Abandonment / Anime and Manga
As an aging woman, she finally realizes her father, Max, whom she idolized, was emotionally (and frequently physically) absent from her life and never gave her the emotional support she craved from him.

Source: Theatre / Elisabeth

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