yearned-for

Examples

• All

• He had always yearned for adventure, and finally decided to travel the world.

• Now, with hindsight and a little bit more maturity, I look back and yearn for missed opportunities.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Lee is the son I have always yearned for.

  Doctor Who (1996)

• How I yearned for her.

  My Best Friend's Girl (2008)

• The truth is that she yearned for nothing so much as children of her own.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The truth was, he could not free himself from yearning for her touch.

  Fiction book (1997)

• For four years he had lived in his imagination, yearning for the day when he might return to his studies.

  Academic text (2011)

• Now even his own parties did not give him the excitement he yearned for.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Who would have guessed that his heart was full of romance and his soul yearned for love?

  Fiction book (1990)

• Urban-dwelling Hispanos continue to yearn for traditional corridos that are rooted in the rural areas.

  Academic text (2002)

Synonyms

W

wished-for

vsyearned-for

156 4.2

Wanted very much and hoped for

is more about deeper personal longing rather than imagined outcome

H

hoped-for

vsyearned-for

152 3.5

Wanted or expected because people want a good result

is more about deep personal longing rather than merely expected good outcome

D

desired

vsyearned-for

97 2.5

Something that people want very much

leans more toward deep emotional wanting rather than general strong need

W

wanted

vsyearned-for

86 1.0

A person or thing many people are looking for

is a much stronger, more emotional and specific form of that wanting

L

longed-for

vsyearned-for

65 5.5

A thing people want and hope for after many years

is similar but focuses on strong desire without time emphasis

C

coveted

vsyearned-for

48 4.4

Wanted by many people because it is rare or special

is about private deep longing rather than broad public demand

A

awaited

vsyearned-for

36 2.2

Expected with hope or excitement

is about strong personal longing rather than mere expectation

S

sought after

vsyearned-for

30 4.1

Wanted by many people

is about intense personal longing rather than general market demand

S

sought-after

vsyearned-for

12 4.1

Wanted by many people and hard to find

is the same idea but often used in broader demand contexts

C

craved

vsyearned-for

1 3.9

Having a very strong desire for something

is strong wanting too but usually less urgent and intense

Antonyms

U

unwanted

124 1.0

People do not like or need it

How Desired

coveted

48 4.4

yearned-for

46 6.0

desired

97 2.5

wanted

86 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology