Crazy about
Want and crazy about are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Want" instead a verb "Crazy about".
Want
Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Crazy about and want are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crazy about" instead a verb "Want".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Even the Guys Want Him: Claude, who's okay with this, Jason Stackhouse, who is okay with it more or less but may not be so crazy about it when he's the object of desire, and Eric.
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Focus Group Ending: The focus groups hated all of the possible endings, which included Veronica ending up with Stathis and the "Butterfly Baby." The cast wasn't real crazy about the various endings either; even Jon Getz, the actor who played Stathis, didn't want Veronica to end up with Stathis.
Source: Film / The Fly (1986) -
Creator Backlash: In-universe example in "Song-A-Rooney," when Liv (already not crazy about having to sing "FroyoYOLO," a song about frozen yogurt) is absolutely mortified by the accompanying video - as is the rest of the family - and doesn't want to sing it again.
Source: Series / Liv and Maddie
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