Yearn Synonyms and Antonyms

yûrn
To have a strong longing for
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. ache
  2. pine
  3. desire
  4. want
  5. crave
  6. hanker
  7. long
  8. hanker after
  9. pant
  10. languish
  11. wish
  12. yen
  13. long-for
  14. fret
  15. chafe
  16. covet
  17. grieve
  18. mourn
  19. droop
  20. be eager for
  21. be desirous of
  22. be ardent
  23. be fervent
  24. be passionate
  25. wish for
  26. thirst for
  27. itch
  28. hunger for
  29. aspire to
  30. set-one-s-heart-upon
  31. lust
  32. have a yen for
  33. hone
  34. pity
Antonyms:
  1. avoid
  2. be content
  3. be indifferent
To experience or express compassion
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. pity
  2. ache
  3. commiserate
  4. compassionate
  5. hanker
  6. feel
  7. sympathize
  8. long
Antonyms:
  1. hate
  2. dislike

Words Related to Yearn

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Yearn Sentence Examples

  • Religion may here be defined as the conception of divine, or at least supernatural powers entertained by men in moments of gratitude or of need and distress, in hours of weakness, when, as Homer says, "all folk yearn after the gods."

  • You'll miss it so much that you will yearn for it.

  • Many seniors yearn for the peacefulness of small town living.

  • Does your heart yearn for a love lost long ago?

  • Do her empty arms still yearn for me alone?

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