Synonyms of lust

lust 1 of 2

noun

ˈləst 

1

as in passion

intense sexual desire

he was overcome with lust when he saw the images

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passion
• lustfulness
• eroticism
• eros
• concupiscence
• horniness
• ardor
• itch
• nymphomania
• erotomania
• satyriasis
• lasciviousness
• wantonness
• licentiousness
• lewdness
• salaciousness
• randiness
• libidinousness
• lickerishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frigidity

2

as in desire

a strong wish for something

the belief that most politicians have a lust for power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• craving
• thirst
• longing
• urge
• hunger
• passion
• appetite
• yearning
• taste
• itch
• yen
• compulsion
• thirstiness
• love
• drive
• pining
• zeal
• hankering
• jones
• appetency
• impulse
• wish
• letch
• impatience
• eagerness
• liking
• obsession
• need
• greed
• weakness
• impulsion
• requirement
• avarice
• necessity
• will
• covetousness
• rapacity
• cupidity
• acquisitiveness
• greediness
• want
• avidity
• mania
• avariciousness
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• disgust
• nausea
• revulsion
• repulsion
• distaste
• loathing
• repugnance
• dislike
• abhorrence
• aversion
• allergy
• abomination
• indifference
• disinclination
• disfavor
• apathy
• disliking
• averseness
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

3

as in thirst

urgent desire or interest

vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thirst
• enthusiasm
• appetite
• hunger
• excitement
• impatience
• desirousness
• eagerness
• ardor
• passion
• avidity
• ambition
• keenness
• zeal
• avidness
• quickness
• alacrity
• readiness
• warmth
• zest
• gusto
• willingness
• fervency
• appetency
• appetence
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

4

as in lustfulness

sexual appetite

a no-strings-attached relationship in which both parties were there merely for the satisfaction of their lust

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• passion
• lustfulness
• eroticism
• concupiscence
• horniness
• salaciousness
• itch
• hots
• letch
• lech
• libido
• heat
• lustihood
• libidinousness
• ardor
• lechery
• rut
• nymphomania
• hypersexuality
• erotomania
• satyriasis
• venery
• lecherousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chastity
• abstinence
• celibacy
• frigidity
• frigidness

lust

2 of 2

verb

as in to mate

Related Words

• mate
• copulate
• sleep
• lie
• couple
• cat (around)
• fornicate
• play (around)
• make out
• fool around
• womanize
• screw around
• tomcat (around)
• philander
• cheat
• step out

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lust

Noun

The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones). — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

Throughout the night, Allie and Owen’s paths continue to cross in the hotbed of lust sweeping across the Big Apple, leading each to wonder if they are truly meant for each other or just there to exist as the means for a desperate encounter. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

The man lusting for power is always active, the center of the show, relentless, vigilant, distrustful, restless when anything stands in his way. — David Brooks, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026

His looking at and lusting after women online hurts my feelings. — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026

Phrases Containing lust

• lust (for or after)