desire - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an inclination to want things

Synonyms

• desire

More generic

• inclination
• tendency

More specific

• greed
• hunger
• hungriness
• thirst
• thirstiness

Noun

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

Synonyms

• desire

More generic

• feeling

More specific

• ambition
• aspiration
• bloodlust
• caprice
• concupiscence
• craving
• dream
• eros
• hungriness
• impulse
• itch
• longing
• physical attraction
• sexual desire
• temptation
• urge
• want
• whim
• wish
• wishing
• yearning

Noun

something that is desired

Synonyms

• desire

More generic

• arousal

More specific

• materialism
• passion
• philistinism
• rage

Verb

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

Synonyms

• desire
• want

More specific

• ambition
• begrudge
• care
• crave
• envy
• fancy
• feel like
• go for
• hanker
• hope
• hunger
• itch
• lech after
• like
• long
• lust
• lust after
• miss
• seek
• spoil
• starve
• take to
• thirst
• wish
• wish well
• yearn

Verb

express a desire for

Synonyms

• desire

More generic

• ask for
• bespeak
• call for
• quest
• request

Verb

expect and wish

Synonyms

• desire
• hope
• trust

More generic

• wish

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