Synonyms for desire
dɪˈzaɪərde·sire

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 3 votes

1. desirenoun

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 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, desire

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, desire, swear, confide, want

6. desireverb

   express a desire for

   Synonyms:
   want, trust, hope

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Inclination
   • Request

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. desirenoun

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

2. desireverb

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

3. desireverb

   Synonyms:
   solicit, request, ask

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. desirenoun

   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. desireverb

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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:5.0 / 1 vote

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. Henrik Ibsen:

   Different people have different duties assigned to them by Nature Nature has given one the power or the desire to do this, and the other that. Each bird must sing with his own throat.

2. Joshua Landis:

   Damascus needs the Kurds. The Kurds and Damascus have two things in common: enmity for Turkey and a desire not to see Sunni rebel militias ruling the northeast of Syria, but they don't agree on anything when it comes to ruling northeast Syria.

3. Michael Korda:

   Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out.

4. Tom Vilsack:

   In addition to addressing the unique healthcare needs for rural America Vice President Biden also outlined how we must do more for agriculture especially in trade relations and for beginning farmers, and for small farming operations that wish to market locally, i was happy to see President Biden desire to partner with American agriculture to enable our farmers to lead a global effort to a net zero greenhouse gas emissions future for farming.

5. Lawrence Gostin:

   If someone doesn't want to get vaccinated, I have no desire to hold them down and to force them to be vaccinated but they should make sure that they don't harm others, they either get the jab or they have to get two tests per week ; they have to mask up. But we should absolutely make sure that if you make a decision not to be vaccinated that you just have no right to go unmasked and unvaccinated in a crowded work place.