Obsession
Yearning
Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: had a sudden yearning for something sweet
Obsession and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obsession" instead a noun "Yearning".
Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- love and obsession
- love and yearning
- desire and obsession
- desire and yearning
- passion and obsession
- passion and yearning
- infatuation and obsession
- infatuation and yearning
- craving and obsession
- craving and yearning
- fancy and obsession
- fancy and yearning
- enthusiasm and obsession
- enthusiasm and yearning
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Frollo epitomizes obsession, lust and the yearning for religious superiority.
Source: Creepy Awesome
Cite this Source
Yearning and Obsession. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obsession/yearning
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