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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | want, longing |
| Synonyms: | admiration, ambition, appetite, ardor, aspiration, attraction, avidity, concupiscence, covetousness, craving, craze, cupidity, devotion, doting, eagerness, fancy, fascination, fervor, fondness, frenzy, greed, hankering*, hunger, inclination, infatuation, itch, lasciviousness, lechery, libido, liking, love, lust, mania, motive, need, passion, predilection, proclivity, propensity, rapaciousness, rapture, ravenousness, relish, salacity, solicitude, thirst, urge, voracity, will, wish, yearning |
| Antonyms: | aversion, disgust, dislike, distaste, hate, hatred, repulsion |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | desire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | want, long for |
| Synonyms: | aim, aspire to, be smitten, be turned on by, choose, cotton to, covet, crave, desiderate, die over, enjoy, fall for, fancy, give eyeteeth for, go for, hanker after, have eyes for, have the hots for, hunger for, like, lust after, make advances to, partial to, pine, set heart on, spoil for, sweet on, take a liking to, take a shine to, take to, thirst, wish for, yearn for |
| Antonyms: | not want |
| Main Entry: | desire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ask, request |
| Synonyms: | beg, bespeak, entreat, importune, petition, seek, solicit |
| Antonyms: | answer |
| Main Entry: | affection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong fondness |
| Synonyms: | 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* |
| Antonyms: | animosity, antipathy, dislike, enmity, hate, hatred, ill will |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal |
| Synonyms: | ambition, aspiration, course, desideratum, design, desire, direction, end, intent, intention, mark, object, objective, plan, purpose, scheme, target, where one is heading, wish |
| Antonyms: | aimlessness, avoidance, neglect, purposelessness, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | strong desire for success |
| Synonyms: | appetite, ardor, aspiration, avidity, craving, desire, drive, eagerness, earnestness, emulation, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, fire in belly, get up and go, hankering*, hope, hunger, initiative, itch, keenness, longing, love, lust, moxie*, passion, pretension, push, right stuff, spirit, striving, thirst, vigor, yearning, zeal |
| Antonyms: | apathy, contentment, diffidence, humility, indifference, laziness, satisfaction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ambition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something desired |
| Synonyms: | aim, aspiration, desire, dream, end, enterprise, goal, hope, intent, mark, objective, purpose, target, wish |
| Main Entry: | aspiration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal, hope |
| Synonyms: | aim, ambition, ambitiousness, craving, desire, direction, dream, eagerness, endeavor, fire in the belly, hankering, inclination, longing, object, objective, passion, pursuit, push, right stuff, urge, vocation, wish, work, yearning |
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
| Synonyms: | be ambitious, be eager, crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn |
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