Desire Synonyms

1. wish

• yen  
 
• yearning  
 
• wish  
 
• want
  
• thirst  
 
• proclivity  
 
• preference
  
• predisposition  
 
• predilection  
 
• pining  
 
• need
  
• longing  
 
• itch  
 
• inclination  
 
• impulse  
 
• hunger  
 
• hankering  
 
• fancy
  
• enthusiasm  
 
• eagerness  
 
• determination  
 
• craving  
 
• burning  
 
• aspiration
  
• ache
  

2. lust

• wantonness  
 
• the hots  
 
• sexuality  
 
• sexual attraction  
 
• sexual appetite  
 
• sensuality  
 
• salaciousness  
 
• raunchiness  
 
• randiness  
 
• prurience  
 
• passion
  
• lustfulness  
 
• lust
  
• licentiousness  
 
• libido  
 
• libidinousness  
 
• lewdness  
 
• lechery  
 
• lecherousness  
 
• lasciviousness  
 
• horniness  
 
• concupiscence  
 
• carnal passion  
 
• carnality  
 

3. wish for

• yen for  
 
• yearn for  
 
• yearned for  
 
• wish for  
 
• wished for  
 
• wanted  
 
• want
  
• thirst for  
 
• suitable
  
• sought-after  
 
• set one's heart on  
 
• selected  
 
• right
  
• required
  
• proper
  
• preferred
  
• pine for/after  
 
• pined for  
 
• needed  
 
• necessary
  
• long for  
 
• longed for  
 
• itch for  
 
• have a yen for  
 
• have a need for  
 
• have a fancy for  
 
• hanker after/for  
 
• fitting  
 
• feel like  
 
• feel in need of  
 
• fancy
  
• expected
  
• craved  
 
• crave  
 
• coveted  
 
• covet  
 
• correct
  
• chosen
  
• called for  
 
• be dying for  
 
• be desperate for  
 
• be bent on  
 
• aspire to  
 
• appropriate  
 

5. be attracted to

• lust after  
 
• lech after/over  
 
• have the hots for  
 
• have a crush on  
 
• go for  
 
• fancy
  
• burn for  
 
• be wild/mad about  
 
• be infatuated by  
 
• be captivated by  
 
• be attracted to