Thesaurus:desire

Thesaurus

desire

English

Noun

Sense: someone or something wished for

Synonyms

• ambition
• appetition
• aspiration
• avidity
• desire
• dream
• hope
• idea
• lust    [⇒ thesaurus] (archaic)
• mind
• wanna
• want
• want-to
• wish

Antonyms

• apathy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• contempt    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• craving    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• longing
• pine (archaic)
• yearning

See also

• Thesaurus:intention

Further reading

• “865. desire” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “desire” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.