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Synonyms for desire
dɪˈzaɪər
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Princeton's WordNet
desire(noun)
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
desire(noun)
an inclination to want things
"a man of many desires"
desire(verb)
something that is desired
desire, want(verb)
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
"I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
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, wantdesire(verb)
express a desire for
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, wishPreposition:
The desire of fame; a desire for excellence.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
desire(n)
Synonyms:
longing, affection, propension, craving, concupiscence, appetencyAntonyms:
loathing, hate, repugnance, disgust, aversion, abomination, horror
Editors Contribution
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Submitted by acronimous on March 24, 2019propension
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
desire(n.)
Synonyms:
wish, longing, craving, inclination, hankering, aspiration, appetencydesire(v. a.)
Synonyms:
wish, crave, covet, want, fancy, wish for, long for, hanker after, lust after, yearn for, aspire afterdesire(v. a.)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases:
wish, désir, willingness, desired, aspiration, desiree, laurent-désiré, longing, lust, will, yearning, want, intention, ambition, eagerness, hope, commitment, readiness, determination
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #32 | will | |
| #183 | need | |
| #254 | want | |
| #875 | bank | |
| #1069 | believe | |
| #1086 | hope | |
| #1089 | wish | |
| #1495 | trust | |
| #1539 | require | |
| #3318 | commitment | |
| #4015 | desire | |
| #4105 | commit | |
| #4123 | determination | |
| #4500 | desired | |
| #6623 | rely | |
| #7295 | intention | |
| #12232 | willingness | |
| #12653 | readiness | |
| #12944 | appetite | |
| #13567 | lust | |
| #13628 | swear | |
| #15031 | ambition | |
| #15988 | affection | |
| #22112 | craving | |
| #22948 | longing | |
| #23687 | inclination | |
| #24319 | aspiration | |
| #30056 | propensity | |
| #31690 | yearning | |
| #39367 | entrust | |
| #43848 | desiree | |
| #46529 | eagerness | |
| #69751 | confide | |
| #73725 | hankering | |
| #110001 | desir | |
| #115580 | proclivity | |
| #119253 | intrust | |
| #149070 | coveting | |
| #190620 | concupiscence |
Translations for desire
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- begeerte, wensAfrikaans
- رغبة, رغبArabic
- arzuAzerbaijani
- теләкBashkir
- жадаць, жаданнеBelarusian
- желание, желая, искам, жадуване, жадувамBulgarian
- desitjar, desigCatalan, Valencian
- přát, toužit, přání, touhaCzech
- ønske, begære, begær, lyst, attråDanish
- begehren, Wunsch, VerlangenGerman
- επιθυμώ, ποθώ, επιθυμία, πόθοςGreek
- deziro, deziriEsperanto
- deseo, desear, ganaSpanish
- soov, ihaEstonian
- شیفتگی, آرزو كردن, خواستن, کام, آرزو, یاسه, خواهشPersian
- himoita, tahtoa, halu, haluta, mieliäFinnish
- désirer, désirFrench
- fonn, saint, mian, dúilIrish
- baois, drùis, feòlmhorachd, baoiseachdScottish Gaelic
- desexo, desexarGalician
- imnee, dooill, mian, fooill, wooishManx
- השתוקק, חפץ, תשוקה, חשקHebrew
- इच्छा, चाहHindi
- ցանկություն, իղձ, ցանկանալ, կիրքArmenian
- desirarInterlingua
- keinginan, hasratIndonesian
- löngunIcelandic
- desiderio, desiderare, volereItalian
- רצוןHebrew
- 欲する, 願望, 願う, 望むJapanese
- სურვილიGeorgian
- тілек, ықыласKazakh
- បំណងប្រាថ្នាKhmer
- ಡಿಸೈರ್, ಬಯಕೆ, ಹಂಬಲKannada
- 바라다, 원하다, 욕망Korean
- نیاز, خواستنKurdish
- тилек, каалооKyrgyz
- cupido, volo, cupio, cupitas, cupiditas, desiderium, voluntas, studium, desideroLatin
- ຕ້ອງການLao
- pageidavimas, aistra, trokšti, geisti, noras, geismas, pageidauti, potraukis, troškimasLithuanian
- iekāre, vēlēšanās, alkas, vēlme, kaisle, kāroties, kārot, alkt, vēlēties, kaislībaLatvian
- посакува, копнеж, страст, желба, посакаMacedonian
- ആഗ്രഹം, മോഹംMalayalam
- хүсэхMongolian
- ईच्छा, इच्छाMarathi
- keinginanMalay
- verlangen, wens, begeerteDutch
- ønskeNorwegian
- pragnąć, pożądać, pragnienie, pożądaniePolish
- desejo, desejarPortuguese
- deziderat, dori, dorințăRomanian
- вожделеть, пожелание, вожделение, желание, влечение, желатьRussian
- तृष्णाSanskrit
- žèleti, želja, жудња, žudnja, žudjeti, жудјети, жѐлети, žèljeti, жѐљети, žudeti, жудети, жељаSerbo-Croatian
- túžiť, želanie, žiadať, túžba, želať, priaťSlovak
- želja, poželenje, želetiSlovene
- dëshirëAlbanian
- längtan, begär, eftertrakta, längta, lust, önska, åtrå, begära, önskanSwedish
- ariSwahili
- ஆசைTamil
- వాంఛ, కోరిక, ఆకర్షణ, ఆశ, ఇచ్చ, అపేక్ష, అభిలాషTelugu
- хоҳиш, майл, рағбат, орзуTajik
- ความใคร่, ต้องการ, ความปรารถนา, ใคร่, ปรารถนา, ตัณหา, ความต้องการ, ประสงค์Thai
- islegTurkmen
- arzu hissi, arzuTurkish
- теләкTatar
- бажання, бажатиUkrainian
- چاہت, خواہش, تمناUrdu
- xohlamoq, tilak, orzu, ishtiyoq, istakUzbek
- khao khátVietnamese
- desirVolapük
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