lust after
Yearn for hungrily
To lust after someone is to desire them sexually: He'd been lusting after her for months.
The phrase extends to intense craving for things: lusting after a corner office, lusting after the neighbor's sports car.
The construction emphasizes yearning for something not yet possessed—and perhaps not obtainable.
Intensely desire something
- yearnDeeply desire something
- covetDesire greedily
- hankerFeel persistent longing
- wantTo desire something
ache for · long for · pine for · hunger for · thirst for · dream of · fantasize · desire
Desire greedily
- envyResentful longing for another's
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
avarice · cupidity · status-seeking · consumerism · eye · begrudge · green with envy · jealousy
Innate erotic drive
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
chemistry · flirtation · sensuality · passion · ardor · heat · carnality · eros
Persistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- preoccupationAbsorbing mental focus
infatuation · besottedness · enthralment · monomania · single-mindedness · all-consuming
crave
Intensely desire something
want · ache for · long for · pine for · hunger for · thirst for · dream of · fantasize · desire · appetite
covet
Desire greedily
- envyResentful longing for another's
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- acquisitivenessDesire to gather wealth
materialism · avarice · cupidity · status-seeking · consumerism · eye · begrudge · green with envy · jealousy · possessiveness
libido
Innate erotic drive
- arousalStirring to heightened state
- attractionPull toward something
- seductionEnticing someone romantically
infatuation · chemistry · flirtation · sensuality · passion · ardor · heat · carnality · eros · objectify
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
preoccupation · infatuation · besottedness · enthralment · monomania · single-mindedness · all-consuming