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ache for

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ACHE

1
to have sympathy for <I ache for those people who have to spend the holidays alone>
Synonyms ache (for), bleed (for), commiserate (with), compassionate, condole (with), feel (for), sympathize (with), yearn (over)
Related Words care (for); grieve (for), sorrow (for); love; empathize (with), identify (with); tolerate, understand
2
to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy <aching for some quiet time to himself>
Synonyms ache (for), covet, crave, desiderate, die (for), hanker (for or after), hunger (for), itch (for), jones (for) [slang], long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), salivate (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), want, wish (for), yearn (for), yen (for)

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