Synonyms and Antonyms of lust
1
intense sexual desire
- he was overcome with lust when he saw the images
2
a strong wish for something
- the belief that most politicians have a lust for power
appetency, appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, jones [slang], letch, longing, passion, pining, thirst, thirstiness, urge, yearning, yen
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
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
appetite, ardor, avidity, avidness, desirousness, eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, hunger, impatience, keenness, thirst
alacrity, quickness
ambition, gusto, zest
appetence, appetency, fervency, passion, warmth, zeal
amenability, readiness, willingness
4
sexual appetite
- a no-strings-attached relationship in which both parties were there merely for the satisfaction of their lust
concupiscence, desire, eroticism, horniness, hots, itch, lech, letch, libidinousness, lustfulness, lustihood, passion, salaciousness
