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

Barnett’s Bruin, in turn, unlocks those desires — Wills stages a haunting and sexy moment where Bruin does tai chi with a toy sword of power that’s probably thematically richer than anything in the He-Man film that’s coming out this week. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 3 June 2026

All meals and beverages including premium wines, spirits, and liqueurs are bundled into the daily rate, and farm-to-table dishes reflect seasonal ingredients and personal dietary desires. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

That may be true for the exterior, and even the interior refinement if one so desires, but the drive dynamics are a powerful statement of engineering aplomb. —Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 1 June 2026

Your personal pleasure is top of mind, making your hobbies and heart’s desires all the more meaningful. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026

Both reflect desires to leave century-old stadiums and home cities for vast sites that allow for planned enclaves of surrounding restaurants, hotels, offices, stores and homes. —Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Can top personnel executive Eliot Wolf, coach Mike Vrabel and offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels — who have each experienced the fallouts of the NFL’s win-or-be-fired stakes — sincerely make Brown’s desires a top priority? —Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 1 June 2026

In lieu of a paw, the story turns on a novelty item called a One Wish Willow, which, when snapped in two, grants the snapper any one thing their heart desires. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 May 2026

Target market selection helps to gather consumers with similar lifestyles, needs, and desires; this establishment of common ground leads to greater efficiency of marketing and communication strategies. —Ezgi Eyüboğlu, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 May 2026

Verb

In Cancer, Venus desires emotional safety, loyalty and genuine intimacy. —Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026

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

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