- desire
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ burning, deep, fervent, fierce, great, intense, passionate, strong, urgent▪ growing▪
There's a growing desire among consumers for more organic products.
▪ sudden▪ insatiable, unquenchable▪Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge.
▪ overwhelming, uncontrollable▪ frustrated, thwarted, unfulfilled▪ repressed▪ hidden, secret▪She confessed a secret desire to be famous.
▪ earnest, genuine, real, sincere▪ selfish▪ desperate▪ obsessive▪ human▪The human desire for answers is very great.
▪ individual, personal▪ innate, natural▪ subconscious, unconscious▪ basic▪The search for a better life is one of the most basic desires of human beings.
▪ conflicting▪He is filled with conflicting desires.
▪ carnal, erotic, sexual▪ heterosexual, homosexual, same-sex▪ mutual▪a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual desire for peace
VERB + DESIRE▪ feel, harbour/harbor, have▪I suddenly felt an overwhelming desire to laugh
▪ share▪He did not share her desire for books.
▪ arouse, create▪His childhood had created a desire for stability in his life.
▪ fuel, stimulate▪This was all Liam needed to fuel his desire for revenge.
▪ articulate, communicate, express, indicate, profess, reveal, signal, state, voice▪The chairman expressed his desire to expand the company.
▪ fulfil/fulfill, gratify, indulge, satisfy▪ control, overcome, resist, suppress▪He suppressed the desire to run from the room.
▪ demonstrate, reflect▪His actions reflect his desire to fit in.
▪ be driven by, be motivated by▪They were motivated by a deep desire for money and fame.
PREPOSITION▪ desire for▪Horses need to satisfy their desire for space and freedom.
PHRASES▪ an object of desire▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of desire.
verbADVERB▪ greatly, really, truly, very much▪A home of her own was something she had always very much desired.
Desire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑heart
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
