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Antonyms for desire
dɪˈzaɪərde·sire

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.2 / 5 votes

  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 Antonyms4.0 / 3 votes

  1. desirenoun

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

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

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Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 3 votes

  1. desirenoun

    the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

  2. desirenoun

    an inclination to want things

    "a man of many desires"

  3. desireverb

    something that is desired

  4. desire, wantverb

    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, desireverb

    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. desireverb

    express a desire for

    Synonyms:
    want, trust, hope

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 2 votes

  1. desirenoun

    Antonyms:
    apathy, antipathy, aversion, inappetency

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

    Associated words:
    desiderative, desideratum, orectic, optative

  2. desireverb

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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. desireless

    i have a desire to see him. vs i feel desireless to see him.

    Submitted by anonymous on August 16, 2020  

How to use desire in a sentence?

  1. John Kasich:

    Some who feed off of the fears and anger that is felt by some of Donald Trump or Ted Cruz and exploit it feed their own insatiable desire for fame or attention. That could drive America down into a ditch, not make Donald Trump or Ted Cruz great again.

  2. President Biden:

    This was never about a genuine security concern, it was always about naked aggression, about Putin's desire for empire.

  3. Craig Moffett:

    To achieve their targeted 50-50 portfolio mix between U.S. and non-U.S. holdings, Altice would need to virtually run the table and buy half of everything out there that isn't named Comcast or Charter, if one assumes that Cox isn't a seller (they're the largest remaining company after TWC and Charter itself, and they have sounded relatively resolute in their desire to remain independent) then Altice would need to successfully buy essentially everyone else.

  4. Jaimie Fuller:

    If FIFA was genuine in saying they want to be a reformed organization, they should have been conducting the presidential debate themselves; instead it's the same the old system today, and this reinforces the fact they have no desire to reform, it's the same men doing deals behind closed doors.

  5. Paris Police Prefect Michel Delpuech:

    The desire of the radical activists was to spiral the day out of control.

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