desires

NOUN

want, longing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambition appetite aspiration craving devotion eagerness fascination greed hunger inclination love lust motive need passion thirst will wish yearning

STRONG

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

apathy disgust disinterest dislike distaste hate hatred indifference satisfaction

STRONG

antipathy coolness disinclination loathing peacefulness

WEAK

answer antagonism aversion reply repulsion

NOUN

request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appeal hope wish

STRONG

entreaty importunity petition solicitation supplication want

Antonyms

WEAK

answer antagonism aversion disgust dislike distaste hate hatred reply repulsion

VERB

want, long for

Synonyms

STRONGEST

covet crave enjoy

STRONG

aim choose fancy like pine thirst

WEAK

aspire to be smitten be turned on by desiderate die over fall for give eyeteeth for go for hanker after have eyes for have the hots for hunger for lust after make advances to partial to set heart on spoil for sweet on take a liking to take a shine to take to wish for yearn for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abjure dislike hate not want

STRONG

despise

WEAK

answer

VERB

ask, request

Synonyms

STRONGEST

seek

STRONG

beg bespeak entreat importune petition solicit

Antonyms

STRONG

answer

WEAK

not want

Example Sentences

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Tackling my next deck, “Boundaries Make Jobs Clear,” I learn that parents’ jobs include boundaries and validation; children’s jobs are expressing desires and feelings.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Don’t worry, you’ll be able to listen to all the country music your heart desires.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

In these cases, the language does not imply that AI has thoughts or desires.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Language, metaphors, narratives, structures—all these exist to explain, rather than constrain, our desires.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

But the price is subjugation to a way of life completely alien to their urges and desires.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari