What is another word for yearn?
631 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ jˈɜːn], [ jˈɜːn], [ j_ˈɜː_n]Table of Contents
Similar words for yearn:- ache (noun)
- want (noun)
- aspire (verb)
- burn (verb)
- desire (verb)
- envy (verb)
- hanker (verb)
- hanker after/hanker for (verb)
- hope (verb)
- long (verb)
- mope (verb)
- mourn (verb)
- need (verb)
- pine (verb)
- repine (verb)
- want (verb)
- wish (verb)
- other synonyms
- desire
- envy
- languish
- long
- pant
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Yearn:
n.
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- hone.
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- compassionate,
- sympathize,
- pity.
- ache.
v.
•aspire (verb) •burn (verb) •desire (verb) •envy (verb)- covet,
- eat one's heart out,
- die over,
- object to,
- begrudge,
- have hard feelings,
- be envious,
- turn green,
- grudge,
- resent.
- yen.
- dream of,
- contemplate,
- expect,
- await,
- rely,
- believe,
- presume,
- anticipate,
- intend,
- hope,
- trust,
- assume.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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:
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- commiserate.
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- mean.
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- feel.
- want.
- 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.
- 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:
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Equivalence
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Noun, singular or mass
yearning.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Independent
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Noun, singular or mass
aspiration.
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Verb, past tense
Aspired.
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Noun, singular or mass
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Other Related
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Noun, singular or mass
longing.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
longs.
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Noun, singular or mass
Antonyms for Yearn:
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v.
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envy
be content, be confident.
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languish
improve, grow, flourish, strengthen.
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long
despise.
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lust
be pure, be chaste.
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miss
don't want.
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envy