CACOËTHESES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

cacoëtheses

noun

plural of cacoëthes

as in urges

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Noun

Material play and experimentation are passions of the veteran designer, who only seems to get more energized with each passing season.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Before your passions reach a high note, center on calming thoughts to steady yourself.

— Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of passions

Noun

Contrary to their female counterparts, they are viewed as leaders, pursuing their inherent right to be heard and obtain all their manly desires.

— Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Put yourself in the perspective of your prospective customer, and create a campaign that taps into their desires and their fears, their wants and their needs.

— Ivan Doruda, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of desires

Noun

Here are a few of the critical problems the mathematicians identified.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
An election security expert, Ben Adida, told the board Thursday the state had already taken steps to reduce risks to the voting system and that a software update days ahead of a major election could cause bigger problems.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of problems

Noun

In the Mississippi State loss, two of Mizzou’s three touchdown drives began on the Bulldogs’ side of the field.

— PJ Green October 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
This component's other skills include locating large files and folders, locating empty files, irretrievably erasing drives (other than the boot drive), uninstalling apps, and defragmenting disks and the registry.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of drives

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The government, unable and unwilling to check their most voracious citizens and appetites, failed to tame the frontier.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
To satiate appetites, silver platters of sliders, sushi, and mini pigs in a blanket made their way around the room, as did little bathtubs filled with French fries—perhaps another clue for the upcoming series?

— Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of appetites

Noun

But per the Black List, the story follows an antisocial man suffering from obsessive compulsions who is haunted by the death of his hoarder mother.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
The real question is whether Pennsylvania and cities like Pittsburgh want skill games and other gambling opportunities to be widespread and unavoidable for people who struggle with compulsions to gamble.

— Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of compulsions

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

Heather is absolutely tickled and lets out a cackle, because that little bit surely hits even harder if the FBI has actually busted up one of your cast trips before.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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