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yen for

VERB

covet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crave envy lust after

STRONG

begrudge choose fancy want

WEAK

aspire to desiderate hanker for have eye on have hots for itch for long for spoil for thirst for wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate

WEAK

abjure be generous give not want

VERB

crave

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covet cry out for fancy lust after

STRONG

dream need require suspire want

WEAK

ache for die for eat one's heart out give eyeteeth for hunger for itch for long for pine for sigh for spoil for thirst for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike have

WEAK

abjure hate not want spurn

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

VERB

pine

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache crave grieve hanker mourn yearn

STRONG

agonize brood covet desire dream fret mope sigh want wish

WEAK

carry a torch languish for lust after spoil for thirst for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be happy dislike hate

STRONG

not want not worry

WEAK

despise

Example Sentences

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That is slightly higher than the 28.6 trillion yen for fiscal 2025’s initial budget but marks the second straight year that the bond issuance is planned below 30 trillion yen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

So, Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama Friday took the unusual step of warning of possible intervention, which stabilized the yen for now.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

It’s part of the current yen for movies that erect a flimsy hall of mirrors around a female icon to reflect how pop culture has warped their image.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

Last year, it forked out 114m yen for the top tuna.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

“He’s got a yen for poetry, Mr. Randolph does.”

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson

yen for

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