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lust

[luhst] / lʌst /
NOUN
appetite, passion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
craving desire excitement fervor greed hunger libido longing sensuality thirst
STRONG
animalism aphrodisia appetence avidity carnality concupiscence covetousness cupidity eroticism itch lasciviousness lechery lewdness licentiousness prurience pruriency salaciousness salacity sensualism urge wantonness weakness yen
WEAK
appetition
Antonyms
STRONGEST
apathy dislike distaste hate hatred
WEAK
chastity disenchantment disgust
VERB
desire strongly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
covet crave hanker itch yearn
STRONG
ache long need pine thirst want wish yen
WEAK
be consumed with desire be hot for hunger for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abjure dislike hate not want
STRONG
despise have
WEAK
be chaste be pure

Example Sentences

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“The real evils in war,” St. Augustine once wrote, are “love of violence, revengeful cruelty, fierce and implacable enmity, wild resistance, and the lust of power.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The latter, afflicted by “the incurable disease of mediocrity,” has led a disappointing life yet still possesses a lust for it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

All it takes to be an American great is confidence, a lust for money, a veneer of glamour, and enough people to stay silent about the crimes that would make that story into a lie.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025

“She had this lust for life — happy, vivacious and a don’t-take-crap-from-nobody attitude,” Hernández recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

Our innocence and faith were no more productive than his lust or despair.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison