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yearned (over)

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past tense of yearn (over)

Synonyms & Antonyms of yearned (over)

to have sympathy for

who wouldn't yearn over the poor little girl who fell and scraped her knee?

Synonyms for yearned (over)

ached (for),
bled (for),
commiserated (with),
compassionated,
condoled (with),
felt (for),
pitied,
sympathized (with)

Words Related to yearned (over)

cared (for)

grieved (for),
sorrowed (for)

loved

empathized (with),
identified (with)

tolerated,
understood

Near Antonyms for yearned (over)

disregarded,
ignored,
neglected,
overlooked

disliked,
hated,
scorned

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“Yearned (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yearned%20%28over%29. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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