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Synonyms for desirable
dɪˈzaɪər ə bəlde·sir·able

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Wiktionary4.0 / 2 votes

  1. desirablenoun

    Antonyms:
    undesirable

  2. desirableadjective

    describing something worth having, that is useful to have, or that would be nice to have.

    This applicant has almost all desirable properties.

    Antonyms:
    undesirable

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. desirable

    Synonyms:
    expedient, advisable, valuable, acceptable, proper, judicious, beneficial, profitable, good, enviable, delightful

    Antonyms:
    undesirable, unadvisable, inexpedient, objectionable, improper, injudicious, unprofitable, evil

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. desirableadjective

    worth having or seeking or achieving

    "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"

    Synonyms:
    suitable, worthy

    Antonyms:
    unwanted, ineligible, unenviable, undesirable

  2. desirable, suitable, worthyadjective

    worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse

    "the parents found the girl suitable for their son"

    Synonyms:
    suitable, suited, worthy

    Antonyms:
    undesirable, unenviable, unwanted, ineligible

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. desirableadjective

    Synonyms:
    eligible, enviable, to be desired

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How to use desirable in a sentence?

  1. Mark Erlich:

    In construction, when contractors started reclassifying their workers from employees to independent contractors, it was just a scam to save money, what's different now is it's no longer [ viewed as ] a' scam,' it's [ positioned by the companies ] as beautiful scheme -- a new conception of work in which you are your own boss, have flexibility scheduling -- it is actually seen as desirable.

  2. Ian Woodley:

    A sense of urgency seems to be lacking. More of that would be desirable ... You can't hang on to something forever when everybody knows it's an unwanted asset, they are quite good at promises. Delivery tends to be slower than you would be happy with.

  3. Christopher Eastham:

    There is a need for clarity from lawmakers and guidance from regulators, who will ultimately need to decide in what circumstances the use of this technology will be appropriate or desirable as a matter of public policy.

  4. Jessica Garay Redmond:

    Things that contain caffeine are definitely going to be less-than-desirable for most people, that's not even just right before bed, but I think depending on a person's caffeine sensitivity, they may need to shut down the caffeine in their day at some point in the afternoon or certainly by dinner time so that they can then have a restful night sleep.

  5. Kent Scheidegger:

    Two factors in the decline in the number of death sentences are the decline in the number of murders and the more selective practices of prosecutors in only seeking the death penalty for the truly worst murders. Those are both desirable changes.


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