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Synonyms for desirable
dɪˈzaɪər ə bəlde·sir·able
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Wiktionary
desirablenoun
Antonyms:
undesirabledesirableadjective
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 Antonyms
desirable
Synonyms:
expedient, advisable, valuable, acceptable, proper, judicious, beneficial, profitable, good, enviable, delightfulAntonyms:
undesirable, unadvisable, inexpedient, objectionable, improper, injudicious, unprofitable, evil
Princeton's WordNet
desirableadjective
worth having or seeking or achieving
"a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
Antonyms:
unwanted, ineligible, unenviable, undesirabledesirable, suitable, worthyadjective
worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse
"the parents found the girl suitable for their son"
Synonyms:
suitable, suited, worthyAntonyms:
undesirable, unenviable, unwanted, ineligible
Dictionary of English Synonymes
desirableadjective
Synonyms:
eligible, enviable, to be desired
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "desirable":
advisable, undesirable, preferable, appropriate, convenient, desirability, expedient, desired, ideal, useful, welcome
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How to use desirable in a sentence?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Translations for desirable
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- مرغوب فيهArabic
- желателен, желанBulgarian
- desitjableCatalan, Valencian
- žádoucíCzech
- erwünschtGerman
- επιθυμητόςGreek
- deseable, convenienteSpanish
- مطلوبPersian
- toivottava, haluttu, haluttava, toivottuFinnish
- désirable, souhaitableFrench
- diinginkanIndonesian
- desiderabileItalian
- רצויHebrew
- 望ましいJapanese
- სანატრელი, სასურველიGeorgian
- wenselijkDutch
- ønskjeleg, ynskeleg, ynskjeleg, ønskelegNorwegian Nynorsk
- ønskeligNorwegian
- pożądanyPolish
- desejávelPortuguese
- doritRomanian
- желанный, желательныйRussian
- dëshirueshëmAlbanian
- önskvärd, eftersträvansvärdSwedish
- เป็นที่ต้องการ, ตามปรารถนา, พึงประสงค์Thai
- مطلوبہUrdu
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