Synonyms for Yearn:

• n.

  •
  • have your heart set on (doing) something.
  •
  • hone.
  •
  • compassionate,
  • sympathize,
  • pity.
  •ache (noun)
  • ache.
  •want (noun)
  • be ardent,
  • hanker after,
  • be fervent.

• v.

  •aspire (verb)
  • struggle,
  • try,
  • strive,
  • pursue,
  • seek.
  •burn (verb)
  • boil,
  • tingle,
  • fume,
  • blaze,
  • rage,
  • eat up,
  • seethe,
  • bristle.
  •desire (verb)
  • fancy,
  • welcome,
  • thirst,
  • hunger,
  • hanker,
  • crave,
  • grasp.
  •envy (verb)
  • covet,
  • eat one's heart out,
  • die over,
  • object to,
  • begrudge,
  • have hard feelings,
  • be envious,
  • turn green,
  • grudge,
  • resent.
  •hanker (verb)
  • creamed for,
  • creams for,
  • creaming for.
  •hanker after/hanker for (verb)
  • yen.
  •hope (verb)
  • dream of,
  • contemplate,
  • expect,
  • await,
  • rely,
  • believe,
  • presume,
  • anticipate,
  • intend,
  • hope,
  • trust,
  • assume.
  •long (verb)
  • aim,
  • spoil for,
  • suspire.
  •mope (verb)
  • are down the mouth,
  • was in funk,
  • stewing over,
  • were down the mouth,
  • wert down in the mouth,
  • am gloomy,
  • being down in the mouth,
  • art in a funk,
  • be in funk,
  • wert down in mouth,
  • being down in mouth,
  • being gloomy,
  • be a funk,
  • was down the mouth,
  • wert a funk,
  • art funk,
  • losing heart,
  • being in a funk,
  • is down in mouth,
  • are funk,
  • are down in mouth,
  • loses heart,
  • be down in mouth,
  • being a funk,
  • is funk,
  • sweating over,
  • pines away,
  • was down in the mouth,
  • stews over,
  • be funk,
  • wast a funk,
  • wears a long face,
  • am down the mouth,
  • being down the mouth,
  • wast in a funk,
  • was a funk,
  • are down in the mouth,
  • is gloomy,
  • are apathetic,
  • were down in the mouth,
  • were gloomy,
  • wears long face,
  • wear long face,
  • art a funk,
  • was funk,
  • is a funk,
  • wore long face,
  • being down mouth,
  • wast gloomy,
  • being in funk,
  • am in a funk,
  • being apathetic,
  • wert in a funk,
  • wert down the mouth,
  • were down mouth,
  • wast down in mouth,
  • wast funk,
  • were down in mouth,
  • is down mouth,
  • sweats over,
  • are in funk,
  • is apathetic,
  • am down in the mouth,
  • wearing long face,
  • being funk,
  • was in a funk,
  • wore a long face,
  • am apathetic,
  • am a funk,
  • were apathetic,
  • wast in funk,
  • are a funk,
  • were funk,
  • are down mouth,
  • wast apathetic,
  • sweated over,
  • art in funk,
  • are gloomy,
  • wert in funk,
  • stewed over,
  • wert down mouth,
  • lost heart,
  • was down mouth,
  • is in funk,
  • were in a funk,
  • is down the mouth,
  • wert gloomy,
  • is down in the mouth,
  • be down mouth,
  • art apathetic,
  • am down mouth,
  • wert apathetic,
  • is in a funk,
  • are in a funk,
  • am down in mouth,
  • wert funk,
  • was gloomy,
  • be down the mouth,
  • art gloomy,
  • were in funk,
  • was down in mouth,
  • pined away,
  • wast down in the mouth,
  • wast down mouth,
  • pining away,
  • wast down the mouth,
  • was apathetic,
  • wearing a long face,
  • were a funk.
  •mourn (verb)
  • be moan,
  • be-wailed,
  • take hard,
  • am brokenhearted,
  • be wailed,
  • are brokenhearted,
  • wrung hands,
  • wert sad,
  • was brokenhearted,
  • be moans,
  • longed for,
  • art brokenhearted,
  • be-wail,
  • wearing black,
  • be moaning,
  • art sad,
  • be-wails,
  • be-moaned,
  • wears black,
  • took it hard,
  • taking it hard,
  • am sad,
  • be wail,
  • wert brokenhearted,
  • are sad,
  • be-moan,
  • be wailing,
  • wast sad,
  • be-moans,
  • is sad,
  • be-wailing,
  • takes hard,
  • were brokenhearted,
  • wore black,
  • took hard,
  • wrings hands,
  • being sad,
  • be-moaning,
  • was sad,
  • were sad,
  • wast brokenhearted,
  • taking hard,
  • being brokenhearted,
  • be wails,
  • wringing hands,
  • be moaned,
  • is brokenhearted,
  • takes it hard.
  •need (verb)
  • feel dearth of,
  • is in need of,
  • feeling pinch,
  • hath occasion to,
  • were in want,
  • re quiring,
  • feels pinch,
  • felt a dearth of,
  • felt the necessity for,
  • were hard up,
  • going hungry,
  • having occasion for,
  • died for,
  • art in want,
  • wert poor,
  • is deficient,
  • wast short,
  • am deficient,
  • was need of,
  • wast needy,
  • be want,
  • was hard up,
  • was in want,
  • is needy,
  • dies for,
  • goes hungry,
  • feels the pinch,
  • were down and out,
  • art without,
  • feels dearth of,
  • is down out,
  • wert hard up,
  • haddest occasion to,
  • was deficient,
  • art poor,
  • were poor,
  • are in want,
  • am without,
  • felt necessity for,
  • were deprived,
  • wast in need of,
  • hadst occasion for,
  • had use for,
  • is want,
  • having occasion to,
  • felt the pinch,
  • am need of,
  • were in need of,
  • wast in want,
  • feeling dearth of,
  • is without,
  • ex acts,
  • hadst use for,
  • wert in need of,
  • yenning for,
  • are poor,
  • felt pinch,
  • art inadequate,
  • re-quire,
  • were inadequate,
  • has occasion to,
  • is poor,
  • feeling a dearth of,
  • wast deficient,
  • am down out,
  • being need of,
  • was want,
  • feels the necessity for,
  • feels necessity for,
  • feeling the necessity for,
  • being needy,
  • drove for,
  • having use for,
  • were without,
  • is short,
  • wast deprived,
  • went hungry,
  • ex acting,
  • dieing for,
  • are in need of,
  • art deprived,
  • being in need of,
  • was short,
  • being short,
  • was poor,
  • art needy,
  • was in need of,
  • wast need of,
  • re-quired,
  • is down and out,
  • feel pinch,
  • was down and out,
  • being poor,
  • was needy,
  • are inadequate,
  • drives for,
  • re-quiring,
  • hurts for,
  • was inadequate,
  • had occasion for,
  • am deprived,
  • am poor,
  • is in want,
  • am hard up,
  • hast occasion for,
  • hast occasion to,
  • hast use for,
  • re quired,
  • art want,
  • wert down and out,
  • be down out,
  • were short,
  • ex-act,
  • driving for,
  • are hard up,
  • art in need of,
  • wast want,
  • yens for,
  • being hard up,
  • am short,
  • ex-acting,
  • wert down out,
  • are deprived,
  • are down and out,
  • are deficient,
  • were want,
  • wast poor,
  • art short,
  • be need of,
  • were deficient,
  • was without,
  • art deficient,
  • wert needy,
  • are down out,
  • being inadequate,
  • feels a dearth of,
  • felt dearth of,
  • is need of,
  • ex-acted,
  • art hard up,
  • being deprived,
  • re-quires,
  • being want,
  • is hard up,
  • are short,
  • was deprived,
  • wert need of,
  • wast hard up,
  • hath use for,
  • has use for,
  • being in want,
  • feeling necessity for,
  • hath occasion for,
  • haddest occasion for,
  • wert without,
  • wast inadequate,
  • were down out,
  • am down and out,
  • are without,
  • are want,
  • drave for,
  • wast without,
  • am needy,
  • suffering privation,
  • wert deprived,
  • ex act,
  • has occasion for,
  • wast down and out,
  • re quires,
  • were needy,
  • wert deficient,
  • is inadequate,
  • wert in want,
  • is deprived,
  • haddest use for,
  • wert inadequate,
  • being down out,
  • am want,
  • hadst occasion to,
  • re quire,
  • suffers privation,
  • wast down out,
  • was down out,
  • had occasion to,
  • wert want,
  • suffered privation,
  • were need of,
  • being deficient,
  • art need of,
  • wert short,
  • yenned for,
  • being down and out.
  •pine (verb)
  • lusted after,
  • languished for,
  • carried torch,
  • carrying torch,
  • lusting after,
  • carry torch,
  • lusts after,
  • carrying a torch,
  • languishing for,
  • carries torch,
  • carries a torch,
  • languishes for,
  • carried a torch,
  • thirsts for,
  • thirsted for.
  •repine (verb)
  • re pine,
  • re pining,
  • re-pine,
  • re pines,
  • re-pining,
  • re-pines,
  • re-pined,
  • ning,
  • re pined.
  •want (verb)
  • haddest urge for,
  • hast an urge for,
  • haddest an urge for,
  • wast greedy,
  • hath an urge for,
  • had eyes for,
  • having passion for,
  • hadst an urge for,
  • haddest a passion for,
  • is greedy,
  • itched for,
  • hadst urge for,
  • felt a need,
  • has urge for,
  • feels a need,
  • wert greedy,
  • hast ambition,
  • Desiderated,
  • have urge for,
  • haddest ambition,
  • having ambition,
  • art greedy,
  • am greedy,
  • itches for,
  • hath urge for,
  • having a passion for,
  • being greedy,
  • coulds do with,
  • having an urge for,
  • hath passion for,
  • has a passion for,
  • hath eyes for,
  • haddest eyes for,
  • feel need,
  • are greedy,
  • has passion for,
  • hast urge for,
  • had a passion for,
  • feels need,
  • hast eyes for,
  • Desiderating,
  • hadst ambition,
  • having eyes for,
  • has eyes for,
  • were greedy,
  • coulded do with,
  • had passion for,
  • hadst eyes for,
  • felt need,
  • inclines toward,
  • hath a passion for,
  • has ambition,
  • hath ambition,
  • feeling a need,
  • had an urge for,
  • have passion for,
  • having urge for,
  • was greedy,
  • hast passion for,
  • feeling need,
  • hadst a passion for,
  • has an urge for,
  • hast a passion for,
  • had ambition,
  • had urge for,
  • haddest passion for,
  • hadst passion for,
  • coulding do with.
  •wish (verb)
  • sighing for,
  • re quested,
  • sighed for,
  • prayed for,
  • praying for,
  • looks forward to,
  • sets ones heart on,
  • sets one's heart on,
  • sets heart on,
  • re quests,
  • sets one heart on,
  • set one heart on,
  • set ones heart on,
  • setting one heart on,
  • setting heart on,
  • re-questing,
  • re-quests,
  • looked forward to,
  • setting ones heart on,
  • setting one's heart on,
  • re questing,
  • prays for,
  • sighs for.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • look for,
  • wish for,
  • live for,
  • clamor,
  • pine for,
  • do with,
  • stick out for,
  • will.
  •
  • commiserate.
  •
  • mean.
  •
  • feel.
  •desire
  • want.
  •envy
  • turning green,
  • Thirsted,
  • Hungered,
  • eat heart out,
  • OVERS,
  • Hungering.
  •languish
  • fizzle out,
  • die on vine,
  • fagged,
  • waste away,
  • be neglected,
  • conked out,
  • wasted away,
  • wasting away,
  • be disregarded,
  • fag out,
  • conk out,
  • fag,
  • tuckers,
  • tuckering,
  • FAGS,
  • go soft,
  • fagged out,
  • tucker,
  • Fagging.
  •long
  • dreamed of,
  • spoiling for,
  • dreaming of,
  • Suspired,
  • suspires,
  • dreams of,
  • suspiring,
  • dreamt of.
  •pant
  • pants,
  • panting.
  •Other relevant words:
  • be after,
  • hunger after,
  • be spoiling for,
  • yearning,
  • hope for,
  • catch at,
  • devastate,
  • consume,
  • aspire after,
  • plan,
  • feel for,
  • lament,
  • care,
  • choose,
  • be desirous of,
  • suffer,
  • take,
  • regret,
  • fret,
  • mis,
  • grasp at,
  • condole,
  • enterprise,
  • sulk,
  • fail,
  • sink,
  • fade,
  • give way,
  • propose,
  • cry for,
  • be sorry for,
  • aspire to,
  • chafe,
  • despair,
  • break one's heart,
  • consider,
  • grieve,
  • design,
  • be keen,
  • droop,
  • die,
  • prefer,
  • be sorry,
  • purpose,
  • jump at,
  • have pity,
  • yearn for,
  • brood over,
  • purport,
  • resolve,
  • have a crush on,
  • weep,
  • melt,
  • be bent on,
  • be eager for,
  • dream,
  • drop,
  • smart,
  • thaw,
  • spoil,
  • cherish,
  • earn.

Paraphrases for Yearn:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    yearning.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    aspiration.
  • Verb, past tense
    Aspired.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    aspires, strives, desires, hopes, expects, wants, aims, seeks, draws, SUCKS.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    longing.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    longs.

Antonyms for Yearn:

• v.

  • burn
    subdue, stifle.
  • envy
    be content, be confident.
  • languish
    improve, grow, flourish, strengthen.
  • long
    despise.
  • lust
    be pure, be chaste.
  • miss
    don't want.
  • yearn
    hate, dislike.
  • Other antonyms:
    abominate, spurn, detest, reject, refuse, loathe, execrate, abhor, decline.

Hyponym for Yearn:

• v.

  • emotion
    hold dear, cherish, care for, treasure.