Synonyms for desired
de·sired

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1. coveted, desired, in demand(p), sought afteradjective

   greatly desired

   Antonyms:
   undesirable, unwanted

2. craved, desiredadjective

   wanted intensely

   "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"

   Synonyms:
   craved, coveted, in demand(p), sought after

   Antonyms:
   undesirable, unwanted

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1. List of paraphrases for "desired":

   désiré, wished, expected, désirée, wanted, liked, intended, sought, hoped, desirable, anticipated

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1. C.S. Lewis:

   Progress means movement in a desired direction, and we do not all desire the same things for our species.

2. Robert Southey:

   The downgrade shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone, but it is a major issue for the refinancing, the core banks are in a catch 22, they can't all sell out at their desired price, whilst applying usual lending criteria is fraught with the risk that markets worsen and they are left holding the bag.

3. Paul Fisher:

   To be clear, the Senior Insurance Managers Regime should not be operated in such a way so as to put good people off. The desired outcome is that of effective governance, not enforcement.

4. Jennifer Elmore:

   At 3, he led me to the dark, dirty basement of my grandmother's house and put me on the washing machine and pleasured himself while molesting me, at 8, he bought me a piano and insisted on taking me to piano lessons, all so he could park and take whatever sick pleasures that he so desired. The same horrors occurring as he regularly insisted on bathing me. It took me until college to be able to use a bar of soap.

5. Robert Reich:

   The people you're drafting into the fight against inflation when you raise interest rates and slow the economy are the most vulnerable, the purpose of raising interest rates is to take the air out of the sails of the economy. If it works, you are, by definition, going to have fewer jobs. Even small increases in interest rates, if they have the desired effect, will cause job losses and wage losses.