Longing and Need

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Longing

Longing noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: by four o'clock in the afternoon, I usually experience a strong longing for chocolate
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Need is a synonym for longing in yearning topic. In some cases you can use "Need" instead a noun "Longing".
Nearby Words: longed, longingly

Need

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.
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Longing is a synonym for need in want topic. Sometimes you can use "Longing" instead a noun "Need".
Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

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emotional emotional longing emotional need
physical physical longing physical need
many many longing many need
deep deep longing deep need
Other adjectives: constant, extreme, intense, social, inner, secret, desperate, apparent, overwhelming, increasing, insatiable, obsessive, sudden, crippling.

Both words in one sentence

  • Webcomic / Juathuur Order Versus Chaos: Most of the conflict boils down to Meidar's need to control people versus Juar's longing for absolute freedom.
    Source: Webcomic / Juathuur
  • Despite this massive gulf in social status, they both turn to have quite the longing for family, and together act as decent temporary parents for a baby in need.
    Source: Not So Different / Animated Films
  • Erik, the titular character in The Phantom of the Opera is a disfigured, tortured soul, longing for compassion from another human being...who also happens to be obsessively stalking a girl and in serious need of therapy.
    Source: Draco In Leather Pants / Theatre
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