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Synonyms for ache

suffer

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ache for something or someone

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  • long for
  • want
  • desire
  • hope for
  • dream of
  • pine
  • covet
  • wish for
  • yearn for
  • lust for
  • thirst for
  • hunger for
  • crave for
  • hanker for
  • itch for
  • set your heart on
  • eat your heart out over
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for ache

to have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort

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to experience or express compassion

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to have a strong longing for

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a sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury

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Synonyms for ache

feel physical pain

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have a desire for something or someone who is not present

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The presenter said she was already feeling the strain of training and was "aching in places I've never ached before".
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My heart ached for my mother, and today it aches for all those who suffer from disease and injury; but, no matter how deep my desire to ease that suffering may be, it cannot justify the destruction of a developing human life.
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