Synonyms for yearning
ˈyɜr nɪŋyearn·ing

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1. yearning

   One is eager who impatiently desires to accomplish some end; one is earnest with a desire that is less impatient, but more deep, resolute, and constant; one is anxious with a desire that foresees rather the pain of disappointment than the delight of attainment. One is eager for the gratification of any appetite or passion; he is earnest in conviction, purpose, or character. Eager usually refers to some specific and immediate satisfaction, earnest to something permanent and enduring; the patriotic soldier is earnest in his devotion to his country, eager for a decisive battle.

   Synonyms:
   animated, anxious, ardent, burning, desirous, eager, earnest, enthusiastic, fervent, glowing, hot, impatient, impetuous, importunate, intense, intent, keen, longing, vehement, zealous

   Antonyms:
   apathetic, calm, careless, cold, cool, dispassionate, frigid, heedless, indifferent, negligent, phlegmatic, purposeless, regardless, stolid, stony, stupid, unconcerned, uninterested, unmindful, unmoved

   Preposition:
   Eager for (more rarely after) favor, honor, etc.; eager in pursuit.

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1. longing, yearning, hungrinessnoun

   prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

   Synonyms:
   hungriness, hunger, thirst, thirstiness, longing

Matched Categories

1. • Desire

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1. yearningnoun

   Synonyms:
   longing, hankering, pining

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1. List of paraphrases for "yearning":

   aspiration, desire, nostalgia, longing, suction

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1. Azeez Olajide Adediran:

   For the first time, PDP is going to take Lagos, and I’m going to be the governor, people are really tired … the streets of Lagos are yearning for a breath of fresh air and that is what we represent.

2. David McCord:

   I want to know not his earning power but his yearning power.

3. Jen Ramsey:

   Imagine saying yes ... to that secret yearning inside you.

4. Christen Kuikoua:

   There was a period when God seemed absent, and an unexplained yearning filled my being. When His presence returned, joy and peace enveloped me. Today, I realize that true fulfillment for humanity is found in communion with God.

5. David Abbott:

   It was specific, really, to the very tumultuous times that were going on in the United States. In the early '70s — in 1970, 1971 — it was actually the worst and most violent time, cities were on fire and the Vietnam War was finally ending, and titanic struggles had forced them [the government] to stop doing this [after] it had been going on for 15 years or more. Awful. And so, I think there was a yearning for something American. And my song fit the bill.