Synonyms for desire
dɪˈzaɪər

Princeton's WordNet(2.33 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. desire(noun)

   the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

2. desire(noun)

   an inclination to want things

   "a man of many desires"

3. desire(verb)

   something that is desired

4. desire, want(verb)

   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

5. hope, trust, desire(verb)

   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, swear, confide, want

6. desire(verb)

   express a desire for

   Synonyms:
   want, trust, hope

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.20 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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 Antonyms(4.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. desire(n)

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

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

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. carving

   Submitted by acronimous on March 24, 2019  

2. propension

   i saw and questioned “i have a great pension for tidiness” and looked up synonym for pension (no) , then desire? - and propension was given. what else could it be?

   author wrote “i have a great pension for tidiness” it sounded wrong

   Submitted by rinat on August 7, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. desire(n.)

   Synonyms:
   wish, longing, craving, inclination, hankering, aspiration, appetency

2. desire(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   wish, crave, covet, want, fancy, wish for, long for, hanker after, lust after, yearn for, aspire after

3. desire(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   solicit, request, ask

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. desire(n)

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

   Antonyms:
   apathy, antipathy, aversion, inappetency

   Associated words:
   desiderative, desideratum, orectic, optative

2. desire(v)

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

PPDB, the paraphrase database(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "desire":

   wish, désir, willingness, desired, aspiration, desiree, laurent-désiré, longing, lust, will, yearning, want, intention, ambition, eagerness, hope, commitment, readiness, determination

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1. List of known nicknames for "Désiré":

   Amable Désiré Courtecuisse

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How to use desire in a sentence?

1. Emeasoba George:

   True love is ever God's heart desire i.e. true love is what God greatly wishes for all humans including you. I mean, God longs that you will for life portray true love towards one another/someone else/others.

2. RJ Intindola – (Gandolfo):

   Facts in Prose When someone we love no longer desires us. We become emotionally damaged. Were consumed with torment every day. Within long-term relationships the lack of desire is commonplace. Women lose desire for their partner sooner than men. When your partner avoids or rejects kissing, their love has passed. Collect your pieces and move on.

3. Mwanandeke Kindembo:

   Love is the lowest desire; because even animals understand the meaning of love and what it means to be loved.

4. Debasish Mridha, M.D.:

   As a teacher, the desire to teach is valuable, but the desire to educate is priceless.

5. John Steinbeck, The Pastures of Heaven, p 56:

   After the bare requisites of living and reproducing, man wants most to leave some record of himself, a proof, perhaps, that he has really existed. He leaves his proof on wood, on stone, or on the lives of other people. This deep desire exists in everyone, from the boy who scribbles on a wall to the Buddha who etches his image in the race mind. Life is so unreal. I think that we seriously doubt that we exist and go about trying to prove that we do.

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