Yearned

Synonyms for "yearned" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

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Verb(5 words)

Related words (8)

Verb(8 words)
long for the pastlonged-forpinepine for bygone dayssalivatedwistfulyearnyearn for bygone times

Related word relations

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More general

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desireemotional descriptorlongingwant

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Collocations

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deeply yearneddeeply yearned forintensely yearned foryearned afteryearned foryearned for freedomyearned lookyearned toyearned-for outcome

Inflections

4 entries
more yearnedmost yearnedyearningyearns

Derivations

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Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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The exile yearned for his home.

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He yearned for her to come home.

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She yearned for her husband to come home.

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The 'gold' yearned for by the Japanese synchronized swimming world was not quite reached.

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