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

ache
acquisitiveness
agonizing
ambition
appetency
appetite
aspiration
avarice
avariciousness
avid
avidity
bothering
chafing
clamorous
compulsion
covetousness
craving
craze
crying
cupidity
demanding
desire
despairing
drive
eagerness
exigent
fancy
fascination
fearing
fretting
fussing
greed
greediness
hankering
hunger
impatience
importunate
impulse
impulsion
inappeasable
inextinguishable
infatuation
insatiable
insatiate
insistent
itch
jones
letch
liking
longing
love
lust
mania
necessity
need
obsession
passion
pining
pressing
quenchless
rapacious
rapaciousness
rapacity
ravenous
requirement
stewing
stressing
sweating
taste
thirst
thirstiness
troubling
unappeasable
unappeased
unquenchable
unsatisfied
unslakable
urge
urgent
voracious
want
weakness
will
wish
worrying
yen
zeal

Antonyms for yearning

abhorrence
abiding
abomination
accepting
allergy
apathy
appeasable
averseness
aversion
bearing
comfort
controlled
curbed
disfavor
disgust
disinclination
disinterest
dislike
disliking
distaste
enduring
extinguishable
hate
hatred
indifference
insouciance
loathing
nausea
nonchalance
plenty
repugnance
repulsion
restrained
revulsion
satiable
satiate
satiated
satisfaction
satisfiable
satisfied
sticking out
stomaching
sustaining
taking
tolerating
unconcern

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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