Longing : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with L > Longing

Looking for words with meaning close to 'longing': discover synonyms for the word longing, such as yearning or yearn.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as longing. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": yearning and yearn.


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Synonyms for longing sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for longing Degree of synonymy of longing Frequency in the language
yearning
   39957 1.59  
yearn
   29957 0.96  
desire
   29957 20.27  
aspiration
   29955 0.57  
wish
   29954 235.12  
ambition
   29954 5.35  
eagerness
   29948 0.25  
feeling
   29947 168.18  
nostalgia
   29940 0.76  
willingness
   29940 1.33  
homesickness
   29937 0.12  
envy
   29928 9.55  
sense
   29925 131.80  
lust
   29919 5.57  
quest
   29919 6.41  
empty
   29915 47.24  
vacuum
   29910 5.76  
precipitate
   29907 0.12  
taste
   29888 51.31  
itch
   29872 4.18  

Lexical field of "longing"

yearning
yearn
desire
aspiration
wish
ambition
eagerness
feeling
nostalgia
willingness
homesickness
envy
sense
lust
quest
empty
vacuum
precipitate
taste
itch
suction
thirst
yen
rush
pining
wistfulness
aching
yearnings
lonesomeness
unfulfillment
loneliness
hungering
wistful
ache
craving
sorrow
melancholy
restlessness
emptiness
thirsting
loneness
sadness
tenderness
rootlessness
anguish
mournfulness
forlornness
unsated
lusting
wanting