Synonyms for yearn
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1. yearn

   Synonyms:
   long, hanker, crave, covet, desire

   Antonyms:
   loathe, revolt, recoil, shudder

2. yearn

   Synonyms:
   long for, be eager for

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1. hanker, long, yearnverb

   desire strongly or persistently

   Synonyms:
   yen, pine, ache, hanker, languish, long

2. ache, yearn, yen, pine, languishverb

   have a desire for something or someone who is not present

   "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover"

   Synonyms:
   smart, languish, hurt, fade, pine away, long, ache, suffer, pine, hanker, waste, yen

3. yearnverb

   have affection for; feel tenderness for

   Synonyms:
   yen, pine, ache, hanker, languish, long

Matched Categories

1. • Care For
   • Desire

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. yearnverb

   Synonyms:
   long, be eager, feel a strong desire

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. yearnverb

   Synonyms:
   long, desire, hanker after, pine

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1. List of paraphrases for "yearn":

   aspires

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1. Alexander Solzhenitsyn:

   Do not pursue what is illusory - property and position all that is gained at the expense of your nerves decade after decade and can be confiscated in one fell night. Live with a steady superiority over life - don't be afraid of misfortune, and do not yearn after happiness it is after all, all the same the bitter doesn't last forever, and the sweet never fills the cup to overflowing.

2. Jesse Hunt:

   Democrats are panicked Betsy Johnson multi-decade grip on the governor’s office is slipping away as Christine Drazan connects with a majority of Oregon voters who yearn for change, the Democrat regime of Joe Biden, Kate Brown, Tina Kotek, and Betsy Johnson have done nothing to make Oregon safer or more prosperous.

3. Ivan Duque:

   Peace is something all Colombians yearn for and peace means that we turn the page on the fissures that have divided us.

4. Richard Herzinger:

   This alienation from Brussels makes some Germans yearn for a national party like the AFD that truly represents their own national interests.

5. Varatha Shanmuganathan:

   I always, in my heart and soul, have cherished and nourished peace, justice, equality and democracy, i wanted to tell the story of my country loud and clear to every generation -- we should all yearn for peace.