Sad
Yearning
Yearning noun - A strong wish for something.
Sad and yearning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Yearning".
Nearby Words: yearned, yearningly
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Yearning and Sad. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/sad/yearning
Sad & Yearning. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/sad/yearning>.
Yearning or Sad. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/sad/yearning.
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