longed-for

1. 1.

   greatly desired

   Synonymswished-foryearned-for

   Similarwanted

Questions about longed-for

What does longed-for mean?

longed-for means "greatly desired".

How many syllables are in longed-for?

longed-for has 3 syllables: lon-ged--for. The stress falls on "lon".

What is another word for longed-for?

Close synonyms include wished-for, yearned-for. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.