Synonyms of yen

yen 1 of 2

noun

as in craving

a strong wish for something

I have a strange yen to take the day off from work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• desire
• thirst
• longing
• urge
• appetite
• hunger
• passion
• lust
• jones
• yearning
• hankering
• taste
• drive
• thirstiness
• letch
• wish
• appetency
• impulse
• pining
• itch
• love
• compulsion
• weakness
• zeal
• liking
• eagerness
• impatience
• need
• greed
• will
• requirement
• obsession
• impulsion
• greediness
• acquisitiveness
• avarice
• necessity
• rapacity
• cupidity
• mania
• avidity
• want
• covetousness
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes
• avariciousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• nausea
• aversion
• disgust
• distaste
• repulsion
• revulsion
• allergy
• repugnance
• loathing
• dislike
• disinclination
• abhorrence
• indifference
• disfavor
• abomination
• apathy
• averseness
• nonchalance
• disliking
• unconcern
• insouciance

yen (for)

2 of 2

verb

as in to crave

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

what car lover doesn't yen for a new car at the start of every model year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crave
• pine (for)
• die (for)
• hunger (for)
• long (for)
• thirst (for)
• repine (for)
• wish (for)
• want
• itch (for)
• salivate (for)
• sigh (for)
• lust (for or after)
• jones (for)
• yearn (for)
• ache (for)
• hanker (for or after)
• pant (after)
• enjoy
• desire
• set one's heart on
• covet
• spoil (for)
• love
• like
• groove (on)
• desiderate
• prefer
• delight (in)
• revel (in)
• admire
• relish
• fancy
• value
• adore
• prize
• appreciate
• dig
• favor
• treasure
• cherish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• detest
• loathe
• abhor
• reject
• refuse
• decline
• abominate
• spurn
• execrate

Phrases Containing yen

• yen (for)

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