Desire

Synonyms for desire
noun want, longing

lust
eagerness
hunger
fascination
wish
aspiration
thirst
will
yearning
motive
passion
devotion
ambition

need
love
appetite
craving
greed
inclination
rapture
fancy
avidity
infatuation
liking
craze
hankering

attraction
solicitude
propensity
fervor
ardor
rapaciousness
covetousness
doting
urge
proclivity
itch
lasciviousness
libido

ravenousness
mania
frenzy
cupidity
relish
fondness
admiration
lechery
voracity
concupiscence
predilection
salacity

Antonyms for desire

disgust
apathy
satisfaction
dislike
hate
hatred
indifference

distaste
antipathy
disinclination
coolness
loathing
aversion
repulsion

answer
antagonism
reply
disinterest
peacefulness

Synonyms
noun request

wish
appeal
hope

supplication
entreaty
want

petition
solicitation
importunity

Antonyms

aversion
disgust
dislike
distaste

hate
hatred
repulsion
answer

antagonism
reply

Synonyms
verb want, long for

enjoy
crave
covet
like
fancy
aim
choose
pine
thirst

fall for
go for
wish for
aspire to
be smitten
be turned on by
cotton to
desiderate
die over

give eyeteeth for
hanker after
have eyes for
have the hots for
hunger for
lust after
make advances to
partial to
set heart on

spoil for
sweet on
take a liking to
take a shine to
take to
yearn for

Antonyms

dislike
hate

abjure
despise

answer
not want

Synonyms
verb ask, request

seek
beg

importune
entreat

solicit
bespeak

petition

Antonyms

answer

not want

Concept Thesaurus for word desire
3. Prospective Affections
Synonyms – noun

desire
want
inclination
partiality
willingness
relish.
solicitude
aspiration
zeal
overanxiety
appetition
keenness
thirst
itch
cupidity
edge of hunger
itching palm
avidity
ravenousness
rapacity
furore
dipsomania
votary
candidate
“a consummation devoutly to be wished”
fancy
prestige
whimsey
Fortunatus’s cap
care for
take to
prefer (choose)
have a fancy for
take into one’s head
set one’s heart upon
miss
would fain do

wish
need
leaning
penchant
liking
longing
anxiety
ambition
ardor
impetuosity
appetence
hunger
thirstiness
itching
lust
torment of Tantalus
longing eye
greed
grasping
voracity (gluttony)
mania
kleptomania.
devotee
cormorant
attraction
temptation
height of one’s ambition
maggot
wishing cap
affect
cling to
have an eye
set one’s eyes upon
have at heart
set one’s mind upon
need
would be glad of.

fancy
exigency.
bent
predilection
love
hankering
yearning
vaulting ambition
empressement
[more]
appetency
stomach
drouth
prurience
concupiscence.
sweet tooth
wistful eye
greediness
craving
passion
manie
[Person desiring] lover
aspirant
[Object of desire] desideratum
magnet
seduction
idol
hobby
wishing stone
like
take a fancy to
have a mind to
cast a sheep’s eye upon
be bent upon
covet.
feel the want of

fantasy
mind
animus
propensity
fondness
inkling
coveting
eagerness
breathless impatience
appetite
sharp appetite
twist
mouthwatering
cacoethes
edge of appetite
lickerish tooth
sheep’s eye.
covetousness
canine appetite
rage
inextinguishable desire
amateur
solicitant
want (requirement)
allurement
fascination
whim
hobby-horse.
wishing well.
list
fancy
find it in one’s heart (be willing) [more]
look sweet upon
set one’s cap at
want
would fain have

Synonyms – verbs

desire
hope
hunger after
itch after
die for
cry for
pant for
be on thorns for
grasp at
solicit
put up for
raise desire
appetize
take one’s fancy
tantalize

wish
be hungry
thirst after
hanker after
burn to.
gape for
languish for
hope for
jump at.
fish for
ogle.
excite desire
titillate
tempt
make one’s mouth water

wish for
have a good appetite
crave after
run mad after
desiderate
gasp for
yearn for
aspire after
woo
spell for
cause desire
provoke desire
allure
hold out temptation
faire venir l’eau a la. bouche.

be desirous have a longing
play a good knife and fork
lust after
raven for
sigh for
pine for
long
catch at
court
whistle for
create desire
whet the appetite
attract
hold out allurement
gratify desire (give pleasure)

Synonyms – adjectives

desirous
fain
wistful
solicitous. craving
ravening
thirsty
famished
hungry as a hawk
greedy as a hog
ravenous as a wolf
grasping
alieni appetens
quenchless
unslaked.

desiring
wishful
curious
hungry
with an empty stomach
athirst
dry
hungry as a horse
overeager
openmouthed
extortionate
insatiable
omnivorous.

inclined (willing)
optative
at a loss for
sharpset
esurient
parched with thirst
drouthy
hungry as a church mouse.
voracious
covetous
exacting
insatiate
unsatisfied

partial to
anxious
sedulous
peckish
lickerish
pinched with hunger
hungry as a hunter
greedy
ravenous
rapacious
sordid
unquenchable
unsated

Synonyms – phrases
the wish being father to the thought; sua cuique voluptas; hoc erat in votis, the mouth watering, the fingers itching; aut Caesar aut nullus.
Antonyms

indifference

dislike

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Other adjectives related to desire

agog
anxious
ardent
avid
bulimic
craving
desiring
dry
envious
extortionate
gair
hungry
hungry as a hunter
ingordigious
keen
open
partial to
pleasing
ravening
sarcophilous
sharp
tantalizing
unsated
venerean
with an empty stomach

all agog
appetent
aspiring
belly
burning
curious
desirous
dying for
esurient
fain
grasping
hungry as a churchmouse
impatient
insatiable
lickerish
orectic
peckish
quenchless
ravenous
sedulous
sitient
thirsty
unsatisfied
voracious
yiver

ambitious
appetizable
at a loss for
bent upon
concubitant
desirable
devoured by desire
eager
exacting
famished
greedy
hungry as a hawk
in demand
intent on
mad after
overeager
phagomanic
rabid
ravenous as a wolf
set on
sky
tibialoconcupiscent
unslaked
wishful

anadipsic
appetizing
athirst
breathless
covetous
desired
drouthy
enviable
exoptable
fervent
greedy as a hog
hungry as a horse
inclined
intent upon
meatwhole
parched with thirst
pinched with hunger
rapacious
salacious
set upon
sordid
unquenchable
vaulting
wistful

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