What are some opposite words for yearn?
Antonyms for yearn
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Princeton's WordNet
hanker, long, yearnverb
desire strongly or persistently
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, yenyearnverb
have affection for; feel tenderness for
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yearnverb
Synonyms:
long, desire, hanker after, pine
How to use yearn in a sentence?
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.
Prime Minister Lyonchoen Tshering Tobgay:
We must find ways of energizing GNH in rural areas, so young people build their careers and families in our beautiful villages as mature modern men and women, and don't only yearn for the city lights.
Peace is something all Colombians yearn for, and peace means that we turn the page on the fractures that have divided us into friends and enemies of peace, today, we're all friends to build that peace and it must be a peace that above all allows the guerrilla base its demobilization, its disarmament and its effective reinsertion.
Peace is something all Colombians yearn for and peace means that we turn the page on the fissures that have divided us.
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.
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