Desire
Name suggesting want
Desire is a strong feeling of wanting something or someone.
It ranges from basic urges—hunger, thirst, sexual appetite—to abstract longings: a desire for recognition, a desire to succeed.
The verb means to want: She desired nothing more than peace.
Desire often implies intensity beyond mere preference, suggesting something felt deeply or persistently.
Heart's desire is what someone wants most.
Intense prolonged craving
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- hungerNeed for nourishment
thirst · want · wistfulness · hankering · coveting · wishfulness · nostalgia · homesickness
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- determinationFirmness of purpose
striving · pursuit · success · achievement · hunger · hustle · vision · climb
Intense emotional drive
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- attractionPull toward something
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- ardorIntense emotional warmth
chemistry · seduction · temptation · allure · magnetism · eros · sensuality · obsession
Connection or fondness
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- kamaOkinawan sickle weapon
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
liberation · suffering · illusion · maya · fulfillment · enlightenment · transcendence · ego
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
hunger · thirst · want · wistfulness · hankering · coveting · wishfulness · nostalgia · homesickness · heartache
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
determination · striving · pursuit · success · achievement · hunger · hustle · vision · climb · career
passion
Intense emotional drive
- lustIntense carnal appetite
- attractionPull toward something
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
ardor · chemistry · seduction · temptation · allure · magnetism · eros · sensuality · obsession · beloved
attachment
Connection or fondness
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- kamaOkinawan sickle weapon
- renunciationFormal surrender of claim
detachment · liberation · suffering · illusion · maya · fulfillment · enlightenment · transcendence · ego · grasping
wish
Yearned-for outcome
- requestFormal act of seeking
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
- inclinationDisposition toward something
intention · demand · petition · plea · appeal · entreaty · ask · express · voice · communicate
Desireaversion
Intense dislike or repugnance
revulsion · repulsion · disgust · loathing · abhorrence
Desireindifference
Lack of interest
apathy · disinterest · unconcern · detachment · impassivity
Desiresatisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
fulfillment · satiation · contentment · gratification · satiety
- unconscious desiresWants below awareness
- burning desireIntense emotional craving
- heart's desireOne's truest want
- left much to be desiredWas unsatisfactory or lacking
- leaves much to be desiredInadequate, needing improvement
- sexual desireCraving for physical intimacy
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