craved

Thân thiện

The child finally ate one of the craved cookies.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Intensely desired or longed for: Refers to something that is wanted with great strength or urgency, often implying a strong emotional or physical need.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies. (The cookies were the object of the child's intense desire.)
  • After weeks of dieting, she finally ate the craved piece of chocolate cake. (The cake was something she had wanted intensely.)
  • He finally bought the craved vintage car he had been saving for. (The car was an object of his strong longing.)

Advanced Usage

• "Much-craved": An intensified form, emphasizing that something is very strongly desired.
  • The announcement brought the much-craved peace to the region. (The peace was very intensely desired.)
• Used to describe abstract concepts like attention, approval, or freedom, not just physical objects.
  • The artist received the craved recognition from critics. (The recognition was intensely wanted by the artist.)

Variants and Related Words

• Crave (verb): To have a very strong desire for something.
  • I crave a cup of coffee in the morning.
• Craving (noun): A powerful desire for something.
  • She had a sudden craving for ice cream.

Synonyms

• Desired: Wanted or wished for.
• Yearned-for: Wanted with deep, often melancholy, longing.
• Coveted: Eagerly wished for, often with envy.
• Longed-for: Wanted over a prolonged period.

Antonyms

• Despised: Felt contempt or strong dislike for.
• Loathed: Detested intensely.
• Unwanted: Not desired.

Notes on Usage

• "Craved" is primarily used as an adjective, often placed before a noun (e.g., the craved object). It describes the state of the object, not the person.
• It is the past participle form of the verb "crave," used adjectivally. This form indicates that the desire is directed the noun it modifies.
• It is more formal and literary than simpler words like "wanted."

Học thuật

Adjective

1. wanted intensely
   • the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies
   • it produced the desired effect

Từ đồng nghĩa

• desired