Thesaurus / desire
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other words for desire
- ambition
- appetite
- aspiration
- craving
- devotion
- eagerness
- fascination
- greed
- hunger
- inclination
- love
- lust
- motive
- need
- passion
- thirst
- will
- wish
- yearning
- admiration
- ardor
- attraction
- avidity
- concupiscence
- covetousness
- craze
- cupidity
- doting
- fancy
- fervor
- fondness
- frenzy
- hankering
- infatuation
- itch
- lasciviousness
- lechery
- libido
- liking
- mania
- predilection
- proclivity
- propensity
- rapaciousness
- rapture
- ravenousness
- relish
- salacity
- solicitude
- urge
- voracity
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Desire, a formal verb, suggests a strong wish: They desire liberation. Wish implies the feeling of an impulse toward attainment or possession of something; the strength of the feeling may be of greater or lesser intensity: I wish I could go home. Want, usually colloquial in use, suggests a feeling of lack or need that imperatively demands fulfillment: People all over the world want peace.
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While liberal in her own beliefs, the speaker has routinely put the needs of her so-called Majority Makers over the desires of the left.
TRUMP MOVES CLOSER TO PELOSI IN ECONOMIC AID TALKS, AND HOUSE SPEAKER MUST DECIDE NEXT MOVERACHAEL BADE, ERICA WERNERSEPTEMBER 17, 2020WASHINGTON POSTLorson told Voice of San Diego she’s heard some folks mention desire for community forums but is concerned about coronavirus social distancing regulations and said some people may not be comfortable voicing their opinions in a public setting.
OCEANSIDE IS RETHINKING ITS POLICE CHIEF HIRING PROCESS FOLLOWING COMMUNITY CONCERNSKAYLA JIMENEZSEPTEMBER 14, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOA massive number of voters are expected to vote by mail, at least partially driven by a desire to avoid contracting the coronavirus.
HOW GOOGLE, FACEBOOK, AND TWITTER PLAN TO HANDLE MISINFORMATION SURROUNDING 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTSDANIELLE ABRILSEPTEMBER 10, 2020FORTUNEIt often feels like one is talking to a human with beliefs and desires.
WELCOME TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF BULLSHIT - ISSUE 89: THE DARK SIDERAPHAËL MILLIÈRESEPTEMBER 9, 2020NAUTILUSThey evinced a pervasive desire to be involved in shaping solutions in the long-term interests of the organizations.
CEOS SHOULD STOP WORRYING AND LEARN TO LOVE EMPLOYEE ACTIVISMALISON TAYLORSEPTEMBER 9, 2020QUARTZWe may be staying close to home for the near future, but our desire for far-flung travel is stronger than ever.
27 EPIC TRIPS TO START PLANNING NOWTHE EDITORSSEPTEMBER 8, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINEAllowing millennials to take charge aligns with their desire for leadership opportunities, says Knights, which retains a solid group of young patrons year after year.
HOW NONPROFITS ARE CATERING TO MILLENNIALS AND RETHINKING THE CHARITY GALA FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONSRACHEL KINGSEPTEMBER 7, 2020FORTUNEWartime government-induced price ceilings on meat meant that many farmers simply chose not to produce for fear of losing money, but Americans were willing to endure the less-meat diet out of a shared desire to defeat the Axis enemies.
WHY MEAT COULD BE TOP OF MIND FOR VOTERS IN THE UPCOMING ELECTIONJAKEMETHSEPTEMBER 5, 2020FORTUNEIt’s a rousing tale and a rich contribution to our understanding of how same-sex desire and gender nonconformity are expressed in different times and places.
FROM THE VAULTS: THE OPPOSITE OF BINGE-WATCHINGBRIAN T. CARNEYSEPTEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON BLADEThere was the physical aspect of the FKT, but at the same time, going back to that initial desire of wanting to hike the entire thing, it was never because I had to set an FKT.
INSIDE AN FKT ATTEMPT ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAILMARTIN FRITZ HUBERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINESYNONYM OF THE DAY
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WORDS RELATED TO DESIRE
- amore
- ardor
- attachment
- care
- case
- closeness
- concern
- crush
- desire
- devotion
- emotion
- endearment
- feeling
- friendliness
- friendship
- good will
- hankering
- heart
- inclination
- itch
- kindness
- liking
- love
- passion
- predilection
- propensity
- puppy love
- regard
- sentiment
- shine
- soft spot
- solicitude
- tenderness
- warmth
- weakness
- yen
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.