appetent

adjective

Definition of appetentnext
as in longing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetent
  1. ambitious
  2. covetous
  3. obsessed
  4. happy
  5. hung up
Adjective
  • The outcome of the local transportation referendum could set the stage for decades of ambitious government projects.
    Adam Tamburin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Without more ambitious commitments by the Global North and a dedicated mechanism to mobilize resources, developing nations in the Global South face an uphill battle to finance conservation and restoration projects.
    David Carlin, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of ambitious
Adjective
  • Though covetous of certain products, trends surrounding brands are often a flash in the pan, according to Casey Lewis, Gen Z consumer analyst and author of the viral After School newsletter.
    BYSasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2024
  • All regard Cuba with the covetous memories of former lovers—longing mingled with knowledge of the island’s practical side, its transactionalism.
    Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
Definition of covetous
Adjective
  • Authorities framed the killings as the work of a jealous and enraged lover who became obsessed with Maria Tran while the two had an affair in the months leading up to the shooting.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • For so long, the art world has been quite conservative and obsessed in its categorization: an art fair has to look like this, a gallery has to be run like that.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • From cuddly rodents to happy amphibians to waddling birds, enjoy these delightful animals.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Aaron Cash, one of Quinteros' attorneys, said his client was happy with the judge's decision.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of happy
Adjective
  • Caroline Ouko hung up and hurried over to get him on March 3, but soon noticed about 12 police officers arrayed across her front yard in the Richmond suburbs with stun guns drawn.
    Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Still, so many of us are so hung up on trying to force an outcome in our love lives.
    Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2023
Definition of hung up
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