What is another word for desire?
2056 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɪzˈa͡ɪ͡ə], [ dɪzˈaɪə], [ d_ɪ_z_ˈaɪə]
As one of the most powerful and basic human emotions, desire can take on many forms. Some possible synonyms for this complex feeling include yearning, longing, craving, hunger, or thirst. Depending on the situation, a person might also use words such as need, want, or aspire to describe the intensity of their desires. Whether it be for tangible objects, such as food or possessions, or more intangible things like love, knowledge, or success, desire can push people to pursue their dreams and overcome obstacles. Understanding the synonyms for desire can help us express ourselves more effectively and connect with others on a deeper emotional level.
Synonyms for Desire:
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n.
• affection • aim- de sign ,
- de signs ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signs ,
- in tent ,
- in-tent ,
- where is heading ,
- where is headings ,
- where one is headings .
- fire belly ,
- get and go ,
- get and goes ,
- get go ,
- get goes ,
- get up go ,
- get up goes ,
- pre tension ,
- pre tensions ,
- pre-tension ,
- pre-tensions .
- alternative ,
- choice ,
- decision ,
- determination ,
- discretion ,
- judgment ,
- option ,
- pick ,
- selection ,
- volition .
- fall .
- free decision ,
- one's choice ,
- one's discretion ,
- one's own choice ,
- one's own will ,
- own say so ,
- own sweet way ,
- person's full intent and purpose ,
- say so ,
- voluntary decision .
- in tents ,
- in-tents ,
- name game ,
- name the game ,
- nuts bolts ,
- under standing ,
- under standings ,
- under-standing ,
- under-standings .
- adoration ,
- attachment ,
- communion ,
- devotion ,
- endearment ,
- faithfulness ,
- friendliness ,
- idolization ,
- intimacy ,
- kinship ,
- oneness ,
- romance ,
- sentimentality ,
- tenderness .
- ax grind ,
- bee bonnet ,
- bug ear ,
- dis order ,
- dis orders ,
- dis-order ,
- dis-orders ,
- fixed ideas ,
- in sanities ,
- in sanity ,
- in-sanities ,
- in-sanity ,
- monomanias ,
- on brain ,
- tiger by tail .
- big ideas ,
- pre meditation ,
- pre meditations ,
- pre-meditation ,
- pre-meditations ,
- ulterior motives ,
- whatfors ,
- where headed ,
- where headeds ,
- where one headed ,
- where one headeds ,
- where one's headeds ,
- where ones headed ,
- where ones headeds ,
- whole ideas ,
- why and wherefores ,
- why wherefore ,
- why wherefores ,
- whyfors .
- appeal ,
- demand ,
- entreaty ,
- inquiry ,
- invitation ,
- plea ,
- probe ,
- query ,
- question ,
- request ,
- requisition ,
- solicitation ,
- summons .
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v.
• aspire- am ambitious ,
- am eager ,
- are ambitious ,
- are eager ,
- art ambitious ,
- being ambitious ,
- being eager ,
- de sired ,
- de siring ,
- de-sired ,
- de-siring ,
- is ambitious ,
- is eager ,
- was ambitious ,
- was eager ,
- wast ambitious ,
- wast eager ,
- were ambitious ,
- were eager ,
- wert ambitious ,
- wert eager .
- Impetrated ,
- Impetrating ,
- Obsecrated ,
- Obsecrating ,
- Obtested ,
- Obtesting ,
- applies to ,
- applying to ,
- be siege ,
- be sieged ,
- be sieges ,
- be sieging ,
- be sought ,
- be-siege ,
- be-sieged ,
- be-sieges ,
- be-sieging ,
- be-sought ,
- calling to ,
- calls to ,
- impetrates ,
- obsecrates ,
- obtests .
- in vite ,
- in-vite ,
- made a pass at ,
- made a pitch ,
- made a play for ,
- made pass at ,
- made pitch ,
- made play for ,
- make pass at ,
- make pitch ,
- makes a pass at ,
- makes a pitch ,
- makes a play for ,
- makes pass at ,
- makes pitch ,
- makes play for ,
- making a pass at ,
- making a pitch ,
- making a play for ,
- making pass at ,
- making pitch ,
- making play for ,
- pro position ,
- pro positioned ,
- pro positioning ,
- pro positions ,
- pro-positioned ,
- pro-positioning ,
- pro-positions .
- am angry ,
- am aroused ,
- am passionate ,
- am stirred up ,
- are angry ,
- are aroused ,
- are inflamed ,
- are passionate ,
- are stirred up ,
- art angry ,
- art aroused ,
- art inflamed ,
- art passionate ,
- art stirred up ,
- being angry ,
- being aroused ,
- being inflamed ,
- being passionate ,
- being stirred up ,
- breathed fire ,
- breathes fire ,
- is angry ,
- is aroused ,
- is inflamed ,
- is passionate ,
- is stirred up ,
- was angry ,
- was aroused ,
- was inflamed ,
- was passionate ,
- was stirred up ,
- wast angry ,
- wast aroused ,
- wast inflamed ,
- wast passionate ,
- wast stirred up ,
- were angry ,
- were aroused ,
- were inflamed ,
- were passionate ,
- were stirred up ,
- wert angry ,
- wert aroused ,
- wert inflamed ,
- wert passionate ,
- wert stirred up .
- am crazy about ,
- are crazy about ,
- are fond of ,
- art crazy about ,
- art fond of ,
- being crazy about ,
- being fond of ,
- finding congenial ,
- finds congenial ,
- found congenial ,
- holding dear ,
- holds dear ,
- is crazy about ,
- is fond of ,
- re spect ,
- re spects ,
- re-spect ,
- re-spects ,
- takes to ,
- taking to ,
- took to ,
- was crazy about ,
- was fond of ,
- wast crazy about ,
- wast fond of ,
- were crazy about ,
- were fond of ,
- wert crazy about ,
- wert fond of .
- co opt ,
- commits oneself ,
- committed oneself ,
- committing oneself ,
- decided on ,
- decides on ,
- deciding on ,
- discriminated between ,
- discriminates between ,
- discriminating between ,
- draws lots ,
- drew lots ,
- ex tract ,
- ex tracts ,
- ex-tract ,
- ex-tracts ,
- feeling disposed to ,
- feels disposed to ,
- felt disposed to ,
- fixed on ,
- fixes on ,
- fixing on ,
- fixt on ,
- made choice ,
- made decision ,
- made mind ,
- made one mind ,
- made one's mind ,
- made ones mind ,
- made up mind ,
- made up one mind ,
- made up one's mind ,
- made up ones mind ,
- make mind ,
- make one mind ,
- make one's mind ,
- make ones mind ,
- make up one mind ,
- make up ones mind ,
- makes choice ,
- makes decision ,
- makes mind ,
- makes one mind ,
- makes one's mind ,
- makes ones mind ,
- makes up mind ,
- makes up one mind ,
- makes up one's mind ,
- makes up ones mind ,
- making choice ,
- making decision ,
- making mind ,
- making one mind ,
- making one's mind ,
- making ones mind ,
- making up mind ,
- making up one mind ,
- making up ones mind ,
- opted for ,
- pre destine ,
- pre destined ,
- pre destines ,
- pre destining ,
- pre-destine ,
- pre-destined ,
- pre-destines ,
- pre-destining ,
- saw fit ,
- seeing fit ,
- sees fit ,
- sets aside ,
- settle up on ,
- settled up on ,
- settles up on ,
- settles upon ,
- settling up on ,
- settling upon ,
- sifted out ,
- sifts out ,
- singles out .
- fall love with ,
- falling in love with ,
- falling love with ,
- falls in love with ,
- falls love with ,
- fell in love with ,
- fell love with ,
- flipping over ,
- flips over ,
- goes head over heels ,
- going head over heels ,
- lose head over ,
- lose one head over ,
- lose ones head over ,
- loses head over ,
- loses one head over ,
- loses one's head over ,
- loses ones head over ,
- losing head over ,
- losing one head over ,
- losing one's head over ,
- losing ones head over ,
- lost head over ,
- lost one head over ,
- lost one's head over ,
- lost ones head over ,
- went head over heels .
- am attracted to ,
- am captivated by ,
- am enamored of ,
- am love with ,
- are attracted to ,
- are captivated by ,
- are enamored of ,
- are in love with ,
- art attracted to ,
- art captivated by ,
- art in love with ,
- art love with ,
- be love with ,
- being attracted to ,
- being captivated by ,
- being enamored of ,
- being in love with ,
- being love with ,
- caring for ,
- crazied about ,
- crazies about ,
- crazying about ,
- is attracted to ,
- is captivated by ,
- is enamored of ,
- is in love with ,
- is love with ,
- longed for ,
- lusted after ,
- lusting after ,
- lusts after ,
- madded for ,
- madding for ,
- mads for ,
- set one heart on ,
- set ones heart on ,
- sets heart on ,
- sets one heart on ,
- sets one's heart on ,
- sets ones heart on ,
- setting heart on ,
- setting one heart on ,
- setting one's heart on ,
- setting ones heart on ,
- take liking to ,
- takes a liking to ,
- takes liking to ,
- taking a liking to ,
- taking liking to ,
- took a liking to ,
- took liking to ,
- was attracted to ,
- was captivated by ,
- was enamored of ,
- was in love with ,
- was love with ,
- wast attracted to ,
- wast captivated by ,
- wast enamored of ,
- wast in love with ,
- wast love with ,
- were attracted to ,
- were captivated by ,
- were enamored of ,
- were in love with ,
- were love with ,
- wert attracted to ,
- wert captivated by ,
- wert enamored of ,
- wert in love with ,
- wert love with ,
- wilded for ,
- wilding for ,
- wilds for .
- anticipate ,
- assume ,
- await ,
- believe ,
- contemplate ,
- expect ,
- intend ,
- presume ,
- rely .
- am disregarded ,
- am neglected ,
- are disregarded ,
- art neglected ,
- being disregarded ,
- being neglected ,
- conking out ,
- conks out ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- die vine ,
- died on vine ,
- died vine ,
- dieing on vine ,
- dieing vine ,
- dies on vine ,
- dies vine ,
- dying on vine ,
- dying vine ,
- fagging out ,
- fags out ,
- fizzled out ,
- fizzles out ,
- fizzling out ,
- go pieces ,
- goes soft ,
- going soft ,
- is disregarded ,
- is neglected ,
- on vine ,
- re pine ,
- re pined ,
- re pines ,
- re pining ,
- re-pine ,
- re-pined ,
- re-pines ,
- re-pining ,
- was disregarded ,
- was neglected ,
- wast disregarded ,
- wast neglected ,
- wastes away ,
- went soft ,
- were disregarded ,
- were neglected ,
- wert disregarded ,
- wert neglected .
- cared to ,
- cares to ,
- caring to ,
- feeling disposed ,
- feels disposed ,
- feels like ,
- felt disposed ,
- felt like ,
- had a preference for ,
- had preference for ,
- haddest a preference for ,
- haddest preference for ,
- hadst a preference for ,
- hadst preference for ,
- has a preference for ,
- has preference for ,
- hast a preference for ,
- hast preference for ,
- hath a preference for ,
- hath preference for ,
- have preference for ,
- having a preference for ,
- having preference for ,
- inclines toward .
- de signed ,
- de signing ,
- de-signed ,
- de-signing ,
- pre ordain ,
- pre ordained ,
- pre ordaining ,
- pre ordains ,
- pre-ordain ,
- pre-ordained ,
- pre-ordaining ,
- pre-ordains ,
- pro pose ,
- pro posed ,
- pro posing ,
- pro-pose ,
- pro-posing ,
- re solve ,
- re solves ,
- re-solve ,
- re-solved ,
- re-solves ,
- re-solving ,
- sets out .
- am deficient ,
- am deprived ,
- am down and out ,
- am down out ,
- am hard up ,
- am need of ,
- am needy ,
- am poor ,
- am short ,
- am want ,
- am without ,
- are deficient ,
- are deprived ,
- are down and out ,
- are down out ,
- are hard up ,
- are in need of ,
- are in want ,
- are inadequate ,
- are poor ,
- are short ,
- are want ,
- are without ,
- art deficient ,
- art deprived ,
- art hard up ,
- art in need of ,
- art in want ,
- art inadequate ,
- art need of ,
- art needy ,
- art poor ,
- art short ,
- art want ,
- art without ,
- be down out ,
- be need of ,
- be want ,
- being deficient ,
- being deprived ,
- being down and out ,
- being down out ,
- being hard up ,
- being in need of ,
- being in want ,
- being inadequate ,
- being need of ,
- being needy ,
- being poor ,
- being short ,
- being want ,
- died for ,
- dieing for ,
- dies for ,
- drave for ,
- drives for ,
- driving for ,
- drove for ,
- ex act ,
- ex acting ,
- ex acts ,
- ex-act ,
- ex-acted ,
- ex-acting ,
- feel dearth of ,
- feel pinch ,
- feeling a dearth of ,
- feeling dearth of ,
- feeling necessity for ,
- feeling pinch ,
- feeling the necessity for ,
- feels a dearth of ,
- feels dearth of ,
- feels necessity for ,
- feels pinch ,
- feels the necessity for ,
- feels the pinch ,
- felt a dearth of ,
- felt dearth of ,
- felt necessity for ,
- felt pinch ,
- felt the necessity for ,
- felt the pinch ,
- goes hungry ,
- going hungry ,
- had occasion for ,
- had occasion to ,
- had use for ,
- haddest occasion for ,
- haddest occasion to ,
- haddest use for ,
- hadst occasion for ,
- hadst occasion to ,
- hadst use for ,
- has occasion for ,
- has occasion to ,
- has use for ,
- hast occasion for ,
- hast occasion to ,
- hast use for ,
- hath occasion for ,
- hath occasion to ,
- hath use for ,
- having occasion for ,
- having occasion to ,
- having use for ,
- hurts for ,
- is deficient ,
- is deprived ,
- is down and out ,
- is down out ,
- is hard up ,
- is in need of ,
- is in want ,
- is inadequate ,
- is need of ,
- is needy ,
- is poor ,
- is short ,
- is want ,
- is without ,
- suffered privation ,
- suffering privation ,
- suffers privation ,
- was deficient ,
- was deprived ,
- was down and out ,
- was down out ,
- was hard up ,
- was in need of ,
- was in want ,
- was inadequate ,
- was need of ,
- was needy ,
- was poor ,
- was short ,
- was want ,
- was without ,
- wast deficient ,
- wast deprived ,
- wast down and out ,
- wast down out ,
- wast hard up ,
- wast in need of ,
- wast in want ,
- wast inadequate ,
- wast need of ,
- wast needy ,
- wast poor ,
- wast short ,
- wast want ,
- wast without ,
- went hungry ,
- were deficient ,
- were deprived ,
- were down and out ,
- were down out ,
- were hard up ,
- were in need of ,
- were in want ,
- were inadequate ,
- were need of ,
- were needy ,
- were poor ,
- were short ,
- were want ,
- were without ,
- wert deficient ,
- wert deprived ,
- wert down and out ,
- wert down out ,
- wert hard up ,
- wert in need of ,
- wert in want ,
- wert inadequate ,
- wert need of ,
- wert needy ,
- wert poor ,
- wert short ,
- wert want ,
- wert without ,
- yenned for ,
- yenning for ,
- yens for .
- carried a torch ,
- carried torch ,
- carries a torch ,
- carries torch ,
- carry torch ,
- carrying a torch ,
- carrying torch ,
- languished for ,
- languishes for ,
- languishing for ,
- spoiled for ,
- spoils for ,
- spoilt for ,
- thirsted for ,
- thirsts for .
- are inclined ,
- art inclined ,
- being inclined ,
- was inclined ,
- wast inclined ,
- were inclined ,
- wert inclined .
- am partial to ,
- am turned on to ,
- am turned to ,
- are partial to ,
- are turned on to ,
- are turned to ,
- art partial to ,
- art turned on to ,
- art turned to ,
- be turned to ,
- being partial to ,
- being turned on to ,
- being turned to ,
- fix up on ,
- fixed up on ,
- fixes up on ,
- fixes upon ,
- fixing up on ,
- fixing upon ,
- fixt up on ,
- fixt upon ,
- in cline ,
- in clines ,
- in-cline ,
- in-clines ,
- is partial to ,
- is turned on to ,
- is turned to ,
- liked better ,
- likes better ,
- liking better ,
- optated ,
- optates ,
- optating ,
- pre sent ,
- pre-sent ,
- pre-sents ,
- pro moting ,
- pro pone ,
- pro pones ,
- pro pound ,
- pro pounded ,
- pro pounding ,
- pro pounds ,
- pro-mote ,
- pro-motes ,
- pro-moting ,
- pro-pone ,
- pro-pones ,
- pro-pound ,
- pro-pounded ,
- pro-pounding ,
- pro-pounds ,
- proponed ,
- proponing ,
- putting forward ,
- up grade ,
- up graded ,
- up grades ,
- up grading ,
- up-graded ,
- up-grades ,
- up-grading ,
- was partial to ,
- was turned on to ,
- was turned to ,
- wast partial to ,
- wast turned on to ,
- wast turned to ,
- were partial to ,
- were turned on to ,
- were turned to ,
- wert partial to ,
- wert turned on to ,
- wert turned to ,
- woulded rather ,
- woulded sooner ,
- woulding rather ,
- woulding sooner ,
- woulds rather ,
- woulds sooner .
- aimed for ,
- aiming for ,
- aims for ,
- aspired to ,
- aspires to ,
- goes in for ,
- goes out for ,
- going in for ,
- going out for ,
- had a go at ,
- had go at ,
- haddest a go at ,
- haddest go at ,
- hadst a go at ,
- hadst go at ,
- has a go at ,
- has go at ,
- hast a go at ,
- hast go at ,
- hath a go at ,
- hath go at ,
- have go at ,
- having a go at ,
- having go at ,
- strived for ,
- strives for ,
- striving for ,
- strove for ,
- tried for ,
- tries for ,
- trying for ,
- went in for ,
- went out for ,
- worked for ,
- worked toward ,
- working for ,
- works for ,
- works toward ,
- wrought for ,
- wrought toward .
- depend up on ,
- depended up on ,
- depended upon ,
- depending up on ,
- depending upon ,
- depends up on ,
- depends upon ,
- had need ,
- haddest need ,
- hadst need ,
- has need ,
- hast need ,
- hath need ,
- having need ,
- hurtinged for ,
- hurtinging for ,
- hurtings for ,
- re quire ,
- re quired ,
- re quires ,
- re quiring ,
- re-quire ,
- re-quired ,
- re-quires ,
- re-quiring ,
- stand need ,
- standing in need ,
- standing need ,
- stands in need ,
- stands need ,
- stood in need ,
- stood need .
- came on to ,
- comes on to ,
- coming on to ,
- hits on ,
- hits up ,
- hitting on ,
- hitting up ,
- pass hat ,
- passed hat ,
- passed the hat ,
- passes hat ,
- passes the hat ,
- passing hat ,
- passing the hat ,
- re sorted ,
- re sorting ,
- re-sort ,
- re-sorted ,
- re-sorting ,
- re-sorts ,
- sued for ,
- sues for ,
- suing for ,
- whistled for ,
- whistles for ,
- whistling for .
Other synonyms:
- Amativeness ,
- Marketableness ,
- Salability ,
- addiction ,
- ambitiousness ,
- appetence ,
- arousal ,
- avariciousness ,
- bedroom eyes ,
- brass ring ,
- edacious ,
- edacity ,
- emulation ,
- emulous ,
- enviousness ,
- eroticism ,
- erotism ,
- fantasize ,
- grabbiness ,
- grabby ,
- graspingness ,
- green-eyed ,
- heavy breathing ,
- impatience ,
- inclination ,
- lascivious ,
- lecherous ,
- libidinous ,
- libidinousness ,
- licentious ,
- lubricious ,
- lustful ,
- lustfulness ,
- marketability ,
- omnivorousness ,
- oversexed ,
- prurience ,
- pruriency ,
- randy ,
- rapaciousness ,
- ravenousness ,
- salableness ,
- salacious ,
- sex drive ,
- sex maniac ,
- smolder ,
- temptation ,
- unappeasable ,
- urgency ,
- wanderlust .
- hot .
- acquisitive ,
- ambitious ,
- arouse ,
- aspiring ,
- avaricious ,
- avid ,
- calling ,
- covetous ,
- dream ,
- frisky ,
- frustrated ,
- frustration ,
- gluttonous ,
- grasping ,
- greedy ,
- hoggish ,
- idol ,
- jealousy ,
- lusty ,
- omnivorous ,
- one-track mind ,
- panting ,
- passionate ,
- piggish ,
- rapacity ,
- stomach ,
- thought ,
- toast ,
- turn off ,
- voluptuous ,
- voracious ,
- voracity .
- ache ,
- attract ,
- envious ,
- excited ,
- gag ,
- invidious ,
- jealous ,
- plum ,
- prize ,
- rapacious ,
- ravenous ,
- thrill ,
- vocation .
- turn on .
Other relevant words:
- Bummed ,
- Bumming ,
- FORS ,
- Hawked ,
- Impetrate ,
- Importune ,
- Lacked ,
- Obsecrate ,
- Obtest ,
- Optate ,
- Propone ,
- Relished ,
- Smouldered ,
- Struggled ,
- act ,
- action ,
- admiration ,
- ambition ,
- appetite ,
- applied to ,
- apply to ,
- ardor ,
- ardour ,
- aspire ,
- attitude ,
- attraction ,
- avidity ,
- be ambitious ,
- be angry ,
- be aroused ,
- be attracted to ,
- be captivated by ,
- be crazy about ,
- be deficient ,
- be deprived ,
- be down and out ,
- be eager ,
- be enamored of ,
- be fond of ,
- be hard up ,
- be in love with ,
- be in need of ,
- be in want ,
- be inadequate ,
- be inflamed ,
- be needy ,
- be partial to ,
- be passionate ,
- be poor ,
- be short ,
- be stirred up ,
- be turned on to ,
- be without ,
- beg ,
- being without ,
- bid ,
- breathe fire ,
- breathing fire ,
- burn ,
- call to ,
- called to ,
- care ,
- care for ,
- cared for ,
- cares for ,
- carry a torch ,
- choose ,
- come on to ,
- come to ,
- concupiscence ,
- covetousness ,
- craze ,
- cupidity ,
- deed ,
- die for ,
- doting ,
- dream of ,
- dreamed of ,
- dreaming of ,
- dreams of ,
- dreamt of ,
- drive for ,
- dying for ,
- eagerness ,
- enjoy ,
- enjoys ,
- entreat ,
- envy ,
- fall for ,
- fall in love with ,
- fancy ,
- fascination ,
- feel ,
- feel a dearth of ,
- feel the necessity for ,
- feel the pinch ,
- feeling the pinch ,
- fervor ,
- fervour ,
- find congenial ,
- fix upon ,
- fixed upon ,
- flip over ,
- flipped over ,
- fondness ,
- fored ,
- foring ,
- frenzy ,
- go head over heels ,
- go hungry ,
- hankering ,
- have a mind to ,
- have occasion for ,
- have occasion to ,
- have use for ,
- hawking ,
- held dear ,
- hit on ,
- hit up ,
- hold dear ,
- hurt for ,
- implores ,
- infatuation ,
- invited ,
- itch ,
- languish ,
- languish for ,
- lasciviousness ,
- lechery ,
- libido ,
- like ,
- like better ,
- liking ,
- long for ,
- longing ,
- longing for ,
- longs for ,
- lose one's head over ,
- love ,
- lust after ,
- mad for ,
- make a pass at ,
- make a pitch ,
- make a play for ,
- make play for ,
- mania ,
- mean ,
- miss ,
- motive ,
- mourn ,
- nag ,
- need ,
- needs ,
- panhandling ,
- pant ,
- pass the hat ,
- passion ,
- perception ,
- petition ,
- pine ,
- please ,
- predilection ,
- prefer ,
- process ,
- propones ,
- pursue ,
- put forward ,
- puts forward ,
- require ,
- requisitioned ,
- seek ,
- sensation ,
- sense ,
- set heart on ,
- set one's heart on ,
- simmer ,
- smoulder ,
- smouldering ,
- smoulders ,
- solicit ,
- spoil for ,
- spoiling for ,
- sue for ,
- suffer privation ,
- supplicate ,
- take a liking to ,
- take to ,
- thirst ,
- thirst for ,
- thirsting for ,
- whistle for ,
- wild for ,
- will ,
- would rather ,
- would sooner ,
- yearn ,
- yearn for ,
- yearned for ,
- yearning ,
- yearning for ,
- yearns for ,
- yen for .
- Coopt ,
- Extracting ,
- Slotted ,
- Slotting ,
- commit oneself ,
- decide on ,
- discriminate between ,
- draw lots ,
- drawing lots ,
- elect ,
- feel disposed to ,
- fix on ,
- make choice ,
- make decision ,
- make up mind ,
- make up one's mind ,
- making up one's mind ,
- opt for ,
- opting for ,
- opts for ,
- see fit ,
- set aside ,
- setting aside ,
- settle upon ,
- settled upon ,
- sift out ,
- sifting out ,
- single out ,
- singled out ,
- singling out ,
- slot ,
- tabbed ,
- tabbing ,
- take up ,
- winnow ,
- winnowing .
- Hungered ,
- Hungering ,
- OVERS ,
- Thirsted ,
- be envious ,
- die over ,
- eat heart out ,
- eat one's heart out ,
- grudge ,
- have hard feelings ,
- object to ,
- turn green ,
- turning green .
- heat .
- Hoped ,
- be sure of ,
- deem likely ,
- depend on ,
- depended on ,
- feel confident ,
- hang in ,
- have faith ,
- having faith ,
- keep fingers crossed ,
- knock on wood ,
- knock wood ,
- look at sunny side ,
- look forward to ,
- looking forward to ,
- promise oneself ,
- sweat it ,
- sweat it out ,
- sweat out ,
- sweating out ,
- take heart ,
- think to ,
- watch for ,
- watched for ,
- watching for .
- FAGS ,
- Fagging ,
- be disregarded ,
- be neglected ,
- conk out ,
- conked out ,
- die on vine ,
- fag ,
- fag out ,
- fagged ,
- fagged out ,
- fizzle out ,
- go soft ,
- repine ,
- tucker ,
- tuckering ,
- tuckers ,
- waste away ,
- wasted away ,
- wasting away .
- care to ,
- feel disposed ,
- feel like ,
- feeling like ,
- have a preference for ,
- incline toward ,
- inclined toward ,
- inclining toward .
- yen .
- Appetition ,
- CARITAS ,
- Conation ,
- Conatus ,
- Desiderate ,
- Desideration ,
- Goatishness ,
- HOTS ,
- Hoping ,
- Idolism ,
- Impetration ,
- Intending ,
- Intendment ,
- Lickerishness ,
- PROSPECTS ,
- Propend ,
- Suppliance ,
- Thirsting ,
- about ,
- accept ,
- ache for ,
- address ,
- adjuration ,
- adopt ,
- affiance ,
- agape ,
- agitation ,
- aim ,
- aim at ,
- all but ,
- almost ,
- also ,
- amor ,
- andromania ,
- animus ,
- anxiety ,
- anxious ,
- aphrodisia ,
- appetency ,
- application ,
- apply ,
- apply for ,
- ardent wish ,
- ask ,
- ask for ,
- asking ,
- aspire after ,
- aspire to ,
- assign ,
- assumption ,
- assurance ,
- assured faith ,
- assuredly ,
- avidness ,
- bank ,
- bank on ,
- be after ,
- be anxious ,
- be desirous of ,
- be dying for ,
- be eager for ,
- be in heat ,
- be in store ,
- be lacking ,
- be missing ,
- be necessary ,
- be smitten ,
- be turned on by ,
- be willing ,
- beg leave ,
- behest ,
- belief ,
- beloved ,
- bent ,
- beseech ,
- bespeak ,
- bias ,
- biological urge ,
- bloodlust ,
- bodily appetite ,
- bodily love ,
- bright ,
- brotherly love ,
- cacoethes ,
- call for ,
- caprice ,
- carnality ,
- cast ,
- catch ,
- certainly ,
- character ,
- charity ,
- chaste ,
- choose to ,
- cling to ,
- close-fistedness ,
- closely ,
- come in ,
- command ,
- commend ,
- commit ,
- commitment ,
- compel ,
- completely ,
- compulsion ,
- concern ,
- confide ,
- conjuration ,
- conviction ,
- cotton to ,
- counsel ,
- count on ,
- curiosity ,
- darling ,
- dear ,
- dearly ,
- debauchery ,
- decide ,
- decree ,
- delicately ,
- delight ,
- demanding ,
- dependence ,
- desideratum ,
- design ,
- desirability ,
- desired ,
- desirous ,
- destine ,
- determine ,
- device ,
- devices ,
- die ,
- directly ,
- dispose ,
- disposition ,
- do with ,
- dote on ,
- dote upon ,
- drive ,
- drive at ,
- dulcet ,
- earnestly ,
- effect ,
- elegant ,
- embrace ,
- emotion ,
- end ,
- energy ,
- enterprise ,
- enthusiasm ,
- entirely ,
- entrust ,
- eros ,
- erotomania ,
- essential ,
- essentially ,
- ever so ,
- exactly ,
- expressed desire ,
- extraneous ,
- extraordinary ,
- extremely ,
- fad ,
- fantasy ,
- favor ,
- favoritism ,
- favour ,
- favourite ,
- feeling ,
- felicitations ,
- fervency ,
- fetish ,
- file ,
- file for ,
- finely ,
- fire ,
- fixed purpose ,
- flame ,
- fleshly lust ,
- forbidden fruit ,
- force ,
- foreign ,
- frame of mind ,
- free choice ,
- free will ,
- free-lovism ,
- freely ,
- fully ,
- function ,
- fundamentally ,
- furor uterinus ,
- genuine ,
- give eyeteeth for ,
- go for ,
- goad ,
- goal ,
- good ,
- good cheer ,
- grab ,
- grab at ,
- graceful ,
- gratify ,
- gravely ,
- great expectations ,
- greatly ,
- greediness ,
- hanker after ,
- hanker for ,
- hardly ,
- have every intention ,
- have eyes for ,
- have the hots for ,
- heart ,
- heartfelt ,
- heartily ,
- hero worship ,
- high hopes ,
- highly ,
- hold to ,
- hold together ,
- hone ,
- honest ,
- honey ,
- hope against hope ,
- hope for ,
- hopefulness ,
- hopes ,
- horniness ,
- hot blood ,
- hot pants ,
- hunger after ,
- hunger for ,
- idea ,
- idolatry ,
- imagination ,
- immediately ,
- impetus ,
- important ,
- importunity ,
- impulse ,
- in case ,
- incline ,
- incline to ,
- incline towards ,
- indecency ,
- indent ,
- infantile sexuality ,
- infrequent ,
- insistence ,
- instantly ,
- intent ,
- intention ,
- interest ,
- intrust ,
- itch for ,
- jump ,
- jump at ,
- just ,
- just about ,
- keenness ,
- lack ,
- largely ,
- leaning ,
- lecherousness ,
- libidinal energy ,
- list ,
- literally ,
- lodestone ,
- look ,
- loosely ,
- lovemaking ,
- magnet ,
- make ,
- make advances to ,
- market ,
- meaning ,
- meanness ,
- merely ,
- mettle ,
- mind ,
- miserliness ,
- mood ,
- moral ,
- most ,
- motivation ,
- motive force ,
- much ,
- near ,
- nearly ,
- necessity ,
- niggardliness ,
- nigh ,
- nisus ,
- nymphomania ,
- object ,
- objective ,
- obsession ,
- opt ,
- ordain ,
- order ,
- ought to ,
- overeager ,
- palate ,
- pant after ,
- parsimony ,
- partial to ,
- partiality ,
- peculiar ,
- penchant ,
- penuriousness ,
- perfectly ,
- persona ,
- pine for ,
- pining ,
- plan ,
- pleasant ,
- pleasure ,
- pleasure principle ,
- plot ,
- point ,
- polymorphous perversity ,
- popularity ,
- position ,
- practically ,
- prayer ,
- predetermination ,
- predisposition ,
- prejudgment ,
- prejudice ,
- preoccupation ,
- prerequisite ,
- pressure ,
- pretty much ,
- proclivity ,
- project ,
- promise ,
- proneness ,
- propensity ,
- proposal ,
- propose ,
- prospect ,
- prospectus ,
- psychic energy ,
- purport ,
- purposefulness ,
- put in for ,
- quest ,
- quite ,
- rage ,
- rapture ,
- rare ,
- rather ,
- readily ,
- reassurance ,
- regard ,
- reliance ,
- relish ,
- rely on ,
- requirement ,
- requisite ,
- resolution ,
- resolve ,
- rest assured ,
- righteous ,
- rut ,
- sake ,
- salaciousness ,
- salacity ,
- satyriasis ,
- scheme ,
- secureness ,
- security ,
- selfcontrol ,
- selfishness ,
- sentiment ,
- seriously ,
- severely ,
- sex ,
- sexuality ,
- shine ,
- shortly ,
- sigh for ,
- sincere ,
- snatch ,
- soberly ,
- solicitude ,
- soon ,
- soundly ,
- spirit ,
- starve ,
- stinginess ,
- strange ,
- striving ,
- study ,
- sue ,
- supplication ,
- supposition ,
- surely ,
- susceptibility ,
- swear ,
- sweet on ,
- sweetheart ,
- sympathy ,
- take a shine to ,
- target ,
- taste ,
- temper ,
- temperament ,
- tendency ,
- tender feeling ,
- thereabouts ,
- think ,
- think fit ,
- thirst after ,
- thoroughly ,
- tolerance ,
- too ,
- trophy ,
- truelove ,
- turbulence ,
- turn ,
- uncommon ,
- uxoriousness ,
- vagary ,
- vehemence ,
- velleity ,
- venality ,
- very ,
- view ,
- virtually ,
- virtuous ,
- vital ,
- voraciousness ,
- vote ,
- wait for ,
- want to ,
- wanting ,
- warmth ,
- way ,
- weakness ,
- whim ,
- will and pleasure ,
- wish for ,
- wish fulfillment ,
- wishes ,
- wishful ,
- wishing ,
- wistful ,
- would like ,
- zeal ,
- zealousness ,
- zest .
- aim for ,
- aspiring to ,
- go in for ,
- go out for ,
- have a go at ,
- pursuing ,
- strive for ,
- try for ,
- work for ,
- work toward ,
- working toward .
- Beguin ,
- Carrots ,
- Desiderata ,
- Eidolon ,
- GOLDS ,
- Gluttonies ,
- Heroes ,
- Inamoratos ,
- Thirstiness ,
- a stomach for ,
- affection ,
- aphrodisias ,
- aspiration ,
- bee in bonnet ,
- beguins ,
- big eyes ,
- big idea ,
- bourn ,
- bourns ,
- bug in ear ,
- carrot ,
- comeon ,
- crush ,
- druthers ,
- election ,
- enterprises ,
- esurience ,
- eyes for ,
- false god ,
- false gods ,
- famine ,
- famishment ,
- fire in belly ,
- fire in the belly ,
- fixed idea ,
- get up and go ,
- girlfriend ,
- gluttony ,
- goddess ,
- goddesses ,
- grabber ,
- grabbers ,
- graven image ,
- graven images ,
- hang up ,
- hangup ,
- hard sell ,
- heart's desire ,
- hearts desire ,
- high spirits ,
- hope ,
- hunger ,
- hungriness ,
- impulsion ,
- impulsions ,
- inamorato ,
- inducement ,
- initiative ,
- intendments ,
- intents ,
- low spirits ,
- lust ,
- monomania ,
- munchies ,
- name of game ,
- nuts and bolts ,
- on the brain ,
- pagan symbol ,
- passing thought ,
- preference ,
- pursuits ,
- salacities ,
- self-discipline ,
- stimulus ,
- superstar ,
- superstars ,
- tiger by the tail ,
- ulterior motive ,
- vacancy ,
- visualization ,
- visualizations ,
- way of thinking ,
- weakness for ,
- whatfor ,
- where one is heading ,
- where one's headed ,
- whole idea ,
- why and wherefore ,
- whyfor ,
- willfulness ,
- wish .
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How to use "Desire" in context?
Are you feeling daring? Do you want to try something new? Are you excited about tomorrow? desire is at the heart of exploration and constantly pushing yourself to grow. It's the motivating force behind spontaneous changes and taking risks. It's what spurs you to follow your dreams and seize opportunities. And it's what makes you want to keep going, no matter what.
The desire to learn, to grow, to explore-these are powerful motivations. They're the factors that inspire us to take risks, to push ourselves to our limits.
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Equivalence
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Reverse Entailment
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Independent
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Adjective
interested, willing.
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Noun, singular or mass
attempt, decisiveness, demand, dream, effort, inclination, objective, purpose, reluctance, request, sake, sentiment, tendency, vow, wishing, Desiderata, vows.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
willingness, Aspirations.
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Noun, singular or mass
appetite, aspiration, concern, craving, dedication, desirability, determination, drive, eagerness, expectation, goodwill, greed, impulse, intent, intention, interest, keenness, longing, motivation, preoccupation, pursuit, quest, spirit, unwillingness, volition, wanting, willingness, willpower.
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Verb, gerund or present participle
wanting.
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Verb, non-3rd person singular present
require, willingness.
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Proper noun, singular
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behalves
- Synonyms:
- earnings, lucre, net, net income, net profit, profit, win, winnings, profits, Halves.
