Desirous

/dəˈzæɹəs/

Synonyms for "desirous" (87 found)

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Closest matches (18)

Verb(1 words)

acquisitive agog alacritousall agogamative amatory amorous animated anxious appetitive ardent avid breathlessbursting to

Adjective(3 words)

avaricious avid covetous

Strong matches (26)

desiderative desireful desiring eager envious erotic forwardfull of lifeglowing grabby grasping greedy hopeful hoping hormic hungry impassioned impatient itchy

Adjective(5 words)

desperate eager greedy hungry itchiest

Noun(1 words)

feeling anxious

Verb(1 words)

hankered

Related words (43)

keen lascivious libidinal libidinous lickerish lively longing loverlike loverly lustful needing optative panting passionate prehensile prompt quickraring toreadyready and willing

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sexual solicitous spirited tempted thirsty vital vivacious vivid voracious wanting wishful wishing yearning zestful

Adjective(5 words)

keen lustiest thirstier thirsty wishful

Verb(1 words)

longed

Noun(2 words)

lusting thirsting

Adjective(1 words)

randy

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

attitudeemotional state

More specific

6 entries

ardent avaricious covetous fervent greedy keen

Collocations

6 entries

desirous attitudedesirous mooddesirous ofdesirous of changehighly desirousstrongly desirous

Inflections

2 entries

more desirousmost desirous

Derivations

2 entries

desirously desirousness

Antonyms

1 entries

undesirous

similar

13 entries

appetent athirst avid covetous devouring envious esurient greedy homesick hungry jealous nostalgic thirsty

Sample sentences

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He is desirous of going abroad.

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She was desirous of her son's success.

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It seems they've always been petting each other in that desirous way.

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But what a woman says to her desirous lover ought to be written in the wind and the fast-moving water.

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