DESIRED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DESIRED?

Need another word that means the same as “desired”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “desired” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Desired” are: craved

Desired as an Adjective

Definitions of "Desired" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “desired” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Wanted intensely.
• Strongly wished for or intended.

Synonyms of "Desired" as an adjective (1 Word)

craved

Wanted intensely. The child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies.

Usage Examples of "Desired" as an adjective

• It produced the desired effect.
• The bribe had its desired effect.

Associations of "Desired" (30 Words)

acquisitive	Excessively interested in acquiring money or material things. An acquisitive society in which the craving for material things seems never satisfied.
aspiration	A manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath. Bathing solutions were changed by careful aspiration.
aspire	Have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal. Other people will aspire to be like you.
covet	Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person. She covets her sister s house.
covetous	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. Casting covetous eyes on his neighbor s fields.
crave	Feel a powerful desire for (something. If only she had shown her daughter the love she craved.
craving	A powerful desire for something. A craving for chocolate.
desideratum	Something that is needed or wanted. Integrity was a desideratum.
desirous	Having or expressing desire for something. The Pope was desirous of peace in Europe.
eagerly	Used to emphasize a strong desire to do or have something. Fans of the show are eagerly awaiting the new season.
envious	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. Envious of their art collection.
grasping	Avaricious; greedy. The lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings.
greedy	Ardently or excessively desirous. He s scoffed the lot the greedy pig.
hankering	A yearning for something or to do something. He had a hankering to return to Scotland.
homesickness	A longing to return home. I lived four years in London without a single pang of homesickness.
insatiable	Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. So insatiable a gourmand as myself.
jealous	Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. A jealous husband.
jealousy	Zealous vigilance-Paul Blanshard. A sharp pang of jealousy.
long	A long sound such as a long signal in Morse code or a long vowel or syllable. Took a long view of the geopolitical issues.
longing	Prolonged unfulfilled desire or need. Her longing eyes.
prehensile	Having a keen intellect. Many monkeys have long prehensile tails which they use in swinging through the trees.
rapacious	Aggressively greedy or grasping. A rapacious divorcee on the prowl.
ravening	(of a ferocious wild animal) extremely hungry and hunting for prey. They turned on each other like ravening wolves.
starve	Suffer or die or cause to suffer or die from hunger. The engine was starved of fuel.
unquenchable	Not able to be quenched. His enthusiasm was unquenchable.
voracious	Engaging in an activity with great eagerness or enthusiasm. She s a voracious reader.
want	Feel or have a desire for want strongly. Tony wants me in the studio.
wish	Order politely express a wish for. They wish her every success.
yearn	Have a desire for something or someone who is not present. They yearned to go home.
yearning	Involving or expressing yearning. He felt a yearning for the mountains.