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Synonyms of yen

34 similar words

Another word for yen is urge. Other synonyms of yen are craving, hankering, jones and desire.

Synonyms and similar words for yen

nounA strong desire, urge, or yearning.

nounOpium.

  • aunti/aunti Emma
  • big OOpium.
  • chandu IndiaOpium prepared for smoking.
  • Chinese tobacco
  • dopium
  • dream gun
  • dream stick
  • fi-do-nie
  • gee
  • God's medicineThe drug opium.
  • gondola
  • goric
  • guma
  • hop/hops
  • midnight oilThe drug opium.
  • mud
  • opeAn alley or narrow passage (an opening between houses, buildings, etc).
  • pen yan
  • pin gon
  • pox
  • skee
  • toxy
  • when-shee
  • zeThe name of the Cyrillic script letter З / з.
  • zero
  • meconium obsoleteOpium.

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Meaning of yen

  1. noun The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.
  2. noun A coin or note worth one yen.
  3. noun A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

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Questions about synonyms of yen

What is another word for yen?
Yen has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as urge, craving, hankering, jones and desire.
What does yen mean?
Yen means the unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: yen (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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