Longed for
Wanted and longed for are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wanted" instead an adjective "Longed for".
Wanted
Wanted adjective - Desired or wished for or sought.
Longed for and wanted are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Longed for" instead an adjective "Wanted".
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Both terms in one sentence
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The monarchy under the Restoration was more or less constitutional, but the king wielded great power, and Charles in particular longed for the might of Louis XIV; at the very least, he wanted to be rid of the pesky parliamentarians and their elections.
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