Antonyms for Desire
dɪˈzaɪərde·sire

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 5 votes

1. desire

   Inclination is the mildest of these terms; it is a quiet, or even a vague or unconscious, tendency. Even when we speak of a strong or decided inclination we do not express the intensity of desire. Desire has a wide range, from the highest objects to the lowest; desire is for an object near at hand, or near in thought, and viewed as attainable; a wish may be for what is remote or uncertain, or even for what is recognized as impossible. Craving is stronger than hankering; hankering may be the result of a fitful and capricious appetite; craving may be the imperious and reasonable demand of the whole nature. Longing is a reaching out with deep and persistent demand for that which is viewed as now distant but at some time attainable; as, the captive's longing for release. Coveting ordinarily denotes wrong desire for that which is another's. Compare APPETITE.

   See synonyms for ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, appetite, aspiration, concupiscence, coveting, craving, hankering, inclination, longing, proclivity, propensity, wish

   Preposition:
   The desire of fame; a desire for excellence.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. desirenoun

   Antonyms:
   loathing, hate, repugnance, disgust, aversion, abomination, horror

   Synonyms:
   longing, affection, propension, craving, concupiscence, appetency

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Inclination
   • Request

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. desirenoun

   the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

2. desirenoun

   an inclination to want things

   "a man of many desires"

3. desireverb

   something that is desired

4. desire, wantverb

   feel or have a desire for; want strongly

   "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

   Synonyms:
   want, trust, require, need, hope, desire

5. hope, trust, desireverb

   expect and wish

   "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise"

   Synonyms:
   rely, entrust, hope, commit, believe, bank, intrust, go for, trust, desire, swear, confide, want

6. desireverb

   express a desire for

   Synonyms:
   want, trust, hope

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. desirenoun

   Antonyms:
   apathy, antipathy, aversion, inappetency

   Synonyms:
   longing, craving, will, aspiration, hankering, appetency, cupidity, impulse, request, petition, quest, entreaty, velleity, pruriency

   Associated words:
   desiderative, desideratum, orectic, optative

2. desireverb

   Synonyms:
   want, crave, long for, lust, covet, yearn, aspire, request

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desireless

   i have a desire to see him. vs i feel desireless to see him.

   Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

How to use Desire in a sentence?

1. Zhan Zapruta:

   Aksyonov has this desire to return Crimea to the conditions of the Soviet Union ... to take all structures that make any real money.

2. Adam Lankford:

   It's harder to quantify it, but I've been struck by research that shows that being famous is one of this generation's most important goals, it seems like Americans are growing in their desire for fame, and there is no doubt that that there is an association between media coverage that these offenders get and the likelihood that they will act.

3. Alef Education CEO Geoffrey Alphonso:

   We are definitely looking to grow in countries that have a need, desire and passion for transforming their education system.

4. Muhammad Ali:

   Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them A desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have last-minute stamina, they have to be a little faster, they have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.

5. Edgar Watson Howe:

   Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

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