Synonyms of lust

lust 1 of 2

noun

1

as in passion

intense sexual desire

he was overcome with lust when he saw the images

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passion
• lustfulness
• eroticism
• eros
• concupiscence
• horniness
• ardor
• itch
• nymphomania
• erotomania
• satyriasis
• lasciviousness
• wantonness
• licentiousness
• lewdness
• salaciousness
• randiness
• libidinousness
• lickerishness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• frigidity

• frigidity

2

as in desire

a strong wish for something

the belief that most politicians have a lust for power

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• craving
• thirst
• longing
• urge
• hunger
• passion
• appetite
• yearning
• taste
• itch
• yen
• compulsion
• thirstiness
• love
• drive
• pining
• zeal
• hankering
• jones
• appetency
• impulse
• wish
• letch
• impatience
• eagerness
• liking
• obsession
• need
• greed
• weakness
• impulsion
• requirement
• avarice
• necessity
• will
• covetousness
• rapacity
• cupidity
• acquisitiveness
• greediness
• want
• avidity
• mania
• avariciousness
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• disgust
• nausea
• revulsion
• repulsion
• distaste
• loathing
• repugnance
• dislike
• abhorrence
• aversion
• allergy
• abomination
• indifference
• disinclination
• disfavor
• apathy
• disliking
• averseness
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

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• hatred
• disgust
• nausea
• revulsion
• repulsion
• distaste
• loathing
• repugnance
• dislike
• abhorrence
• aversion
• allergy
• abomination
• indifference
• disinclination
• disfavor
• apathy
• disliking
• averseness
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

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3

as in thirst

urgent desire or interest

vacation tours for people with a lust for adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thirst
• enthusiasm
• appetite
• hunger
• excitement
• impatience
• desirousness
• eagerness
• ardor
• passion
• avidity
• ambition
• keenness
• zeal
• avidness
• quickness
• alacrity
• readiness
• warmth
• zest
• gusto
• willingness
• fervency
• appetency
• appetence
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

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• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

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4

as in lustfulness

sexual appetite

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desire
• passion
• lustfulness
• eroticism
• concupiscence
• horniness
• salaciousness
• itch
• hots
• letch
• lech
• libido
• heat
• lustihood
• libidinousness
• ardor
• lechery
• rut
• nymphomania
• hypersexuality
• erotomania
• satyriasis
• venery
• lecherousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• chastity
• abstinence
• celibacy
• frigidity
• frigidness

• chastity
• abstinence
• celibacy
• frigidity
• frigidness

lust

2 of 2

verb

as in to mate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mate
• copulate
• sleep
• lie
• couple
• cat (around)
• fornicate
• play (around)
• make out
• fool around
• womanize
• screw around
• tomcat (around)
• philander
• cheat
• step out

Phrases Containing lust

• lust (for or after)

• lust (for or after)