Strong desire crossword clue 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 letters

If “Strong desire” has stalled your progress, these answers are drawn from known crossword matches where the same or very similar clue wording led to successful solutions.

Likely Answers:

  • URGE
  • THIRST
  • CRAVING
  • LUST
  • ITCH
  • LONGING
  • YEN
  • HOPE
  • ITCHING
  • LIBIDO
  • NEED
  • YEARNING

Synonyms and Definitions

URGE

  • Synonyms: advocate, barrack, cheer, exhort, impulse, inspire, itch, pep up, press, recommend, root on, urge on
  • Definition: a natural impulse

THIRST

  • Synonyms: crave, hunger, hungriness, lust, starve, thirstiness

CRAVING

  • Synonyms: thirst

LUST

  • Synonyms: lecherousness, lustfulness, luxuria
  • Definition: an intense longing for sexual activity

ITCH

  • Synonyms: itchiness, itching, rub, scabies, scratch, spoil, urge

LONGING

  • Synonyms: hanker, long, yearn, yearning

YEN

  • Synonyms: ache, hankering, languish, pine

HOPE

  • Synonyms: desire, go for, promise, trust

NEED

  • Synonyms: ask, call for, demand, indigence, involve, motivation, motive, necessitate, pauperism, pauperization, penury, postulate, require, take, want

YEARNING

  • Synonyms: longing, yen

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