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.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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. Vice President Joe Biden:

   Bernie is speaking to a yearning that is deep and real. And he has credibility on it, it's relatively new for Hillary to talk about that.

2. Jean Iris Murdoch:

   The absolute yearning of one human body for another particular body and its indifference to substitutes is one of life's major mysteries.

3. Nicholas Spiro:

   The markets have been yearning for a period of political stability in Turkey for quite some time now. To all intents and purposes this is the best result that the markets could expect.

4. 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.

5. Colonel Gulmurod Khalimov:

   Listen, you dogs, the president and ministers, if only you knew how many boys, our brothers are here, waiting and yearning to return to Tajikistan to re-establish sharia law there.