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lust

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of lust

1 intense sexual desire

  • he was overcome with lust when he saw the images
Synonyms of lust

ardor, concupiscence, eros, eroticism, horniness, itch, lustfulness, passion
Words Related to lust

erotomania, nymphomania, satyriasis

lasciviousness, lewdness, libidinousness, licentiousness, lickerishness, randiness, salaciousness, wantonness
Near Antonyms of lust

frigidity

2 a strong wish for something

  • the belief that most politicians have a lust for power
Synonyms of lust

appetency, appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], letch, longing, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen
Words Related to lust

compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal

liking, love, taste, weakness

eagerness, impatience

want, wish

necessity, need, requirement

obsession

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity

cacoëthes, mania
Near Antonyms of lust

abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

3 urgent desire or interest

  • vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure
Synonyms of lust

appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, thirst
Words Related to lust

alacrity, quickness

ambition, gusto, zest

appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal

amenability, readiness, willingness
Near Antonyms of lust

casualness, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

aloofness, detachment

impassivity, languidness, languor

halfheartedness, lukewarmness
Antonyms of lust

apathy, indifference

4 sexual appetite

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

concupiscence, desire, eroticism, horniness, hots, itch, lech, letch, libidinousness, lustfulness, lustihood, passion, salaciousness
Words Related to lust

libido

ardor, heat, rut

erotomania, hypersexuality, lecherousness, lechery, nymphomania, satyriasis

venery
Near Antonyms of lust

abstinence, celibacy, chastity

frigidity, frigidness

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