yearning

The word “yearning” has 2 syllables: yearn-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈjɜːrnɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for yearning?

In the thesaurus, “yearning” has 87 synonyms and 46 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for yearning along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for yearning

Antonyms for yearning

Meanings of yearning

  • verb
    1. To long, have a strong desire (for something).
    2. To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically.
    3. To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone).
    4. To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn.
    5. To pain; to grieve; to vex.
    6. To curdle, as milk.
  • noun
    1. A wistful or melancholy longing.
    2. Rennet (an enzyme to curdle milk in order to make cheese).

Example Sentences

  • The poignant melody evoked a deep yearning for the past among the listeners.
  • In her eyes, there was a hint of yearning as she watched the train depart with her loved one.
  • The author's prose captured the protagonist's intense yearning for a life beyond the ordinary.
  • As the sun set over the ocean, a feeling of yearning for distant shores filled his heart.
  • The painting depicted a solitary figure, surrounded by nature, with an expression of quiet yearning on their face.

On this page you'll find 133 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yearning, such as: abhorrence, abiding, abomination, accepting, ache, acquisitiveness, agonizing.

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Related Words

eager

  • acquisitive
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eagerness

famishment

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fancies

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  • suppose
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  • sweet tooth
  • take a liking to
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  • yearn for
  • yearning
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fancy

  • Byzantine
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  • a bit much
  • admire
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  • be attracted to
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  • cloudland
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  • ignis fatuus
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  • perverseness
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  • prefigure
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  • prize
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  • realize
  • reckon
  • reflect
  • relish
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  • see
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  • suppose
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  • sweet tooth
  • take a liking to
  • take to
  • taste
  • tendency
  • thick
  • thing
  • think
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  • think up
  • thirst
  • thought
  • tooth
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  • treasure
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  • unbearable
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  • use
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  • value
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  • weakness
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  • whim
  • whimsey
  • whimsicality
  • whimsy
  • wild for
  • will
  • wish for
  • worship
  • yearn for
  • yearning
  • yen

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