Synonyms of desires

desires 1 of 2

noun

plural of desire

as in appeals

an earnest request

at the delegate's desire, the voice vote on the controversial measure was followed by an actual roll call

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appeals
• pleas
• prayers
• petitions
• cries
• demands
• pleadings
• suits
• supplications
• entreaties
• solicitations
• applications
• adjurations
• conjurations
• calls
• suppliances
• requisitions
• insistences
• claims

desires

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of desire

1

as in craves

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

he greatly desired a new mountain bike for his next birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craves
• wants
• enjoys
• covets
• loves
• wishes (for)
• thirsts (for)
• likes
• pants (after)
• lusts (for or after)
• dies (for)
• longs (for)
• itches (for)
• hungers (for)
• sighs (for)
• pines (for)
• yearns (for)
• prefers
• hankers (for or after)
• aches (for)
• desiderates
• salivates (for)
• fancies
• joneses (for)
• yens (for)
• repines (for)
• sets one's heart on
• spoils (for)
• admires
• relishes
• values
• grooves (on)
• delights (in)
• revels (in)
• adores
• favors
• treasures
• appreciates
• cherishes
• digs
• prizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hates
• despises
• loathes
• detests
• abhors
• refuses
• abominates
• rejects
• declines
• execrates
• spurns

2

as in requests

to make a request for

the host desires a response to the dinner invitation by tomorrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• requests
• seeks
• demands
• speaks (for)
• pleads (for)
• sues (for)
• urges
• calls (for)
• requires
• asks (for)
• claims
• solicits
• wishes (for)
• bespeaks
• quests
• invites
• applies (for)
• begs (for)
• insists (on)
• importunes
• presses (for)
• invokes
• clamors (for)
• requisitions
• exacts
• enjoins
• petitions (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of desires

Noun

This means fashion brands wanting to remain relevant must tap into the evolving desires, behaviors and concerns of a consumer who’s also navigating the AI shift themselves. —Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026

During the Projeto Paradiso National Talent Meeting, many young filmmakers have voiced their desires to bring untold stories to the big screen and continue to expand a plural idea of Brazilianness through cinema internationally. —Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026

And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2026

Inspired in part by Gillian Anderson’s compendium of women’s erotic fantasies, Want, as well as Nancy Friday’s My Secret Garden, Superbloom is, in theory, a manifestation of Ware’s deepest desires. —Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 20 Apr. 2026

Crevette answers all your seafood desires, while other options include crepes and waffles, beers and glasses of wine, ideally consumed gazing over the sunset. —Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026

There are all kinds of scams going on, people taking advantage others’ desires to be thinner, wealthier, happier. —Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026

In astrology, Venus speaks to your desires, relationships and sense of ease, while Mars governs your actions, impulses and pursuits. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

On the eve of her 18th birthday, June (now portrayed by Justine Moore) desires a love match. —Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Mar. 2026

Your heart desires the familiar as Venus enters Pisces. —Usa Today, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

Trump’s National Security Strategy focuses intensely on the Western Hemisphere, at the expense of Asia, and the administration ardently desires a trade deal and strategic coordination with Beijing. —Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 18 Jan. 2026

As for Madigan's fellow nominee, Fanning plays Rachel Kemp, an American actress who desires more serious roles, in Norwegian film Sentimental Value. —Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026

Anderson's Constance Van Ness, the head of a rich mining family in the frontier town of Angel’s Ridge, desires the silver buried beneath Jasper Hollow, a tract of land partially owned by Headey's headstrong Fiona, a mother to four orphans. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025

This is what is required of anyone who truly desires to be a disciple of Christ, and this is the standard of Christian Science. —Moji George, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2025

Russia desires more strategic territory, while Ukraine has been adamant on security guarantees from Washington and its Western allies to ensure this type of invasion doesn't happen again. —Brittney Melton, NPR, 21 Nov. 2025

For now, the Royals have quality starting depth that every team desires. —Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025