I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ burning , deep , fervent , fierce , great , intense , passionate , strong , urgent
▪ growing
▪
There's a growing ~ among consumers for more organic products.
▪ sudden
▪ insatiable , unquenchable
▪
Most children have an insatiable ~ for knowledge.
▪ overwhelming , uncontrollable
▪ frustrated , thwarted , unfulfilled
▪ repressed
▪ hidden , secret
▪
She confessed a secret ~ to be famous.
▪ earnest , genuine , real , sincere
▪ selfish
▪ desperate
▪ obsessive
▪ human
▪
The human ~ for answers is very great.
▪ individual , personal
▪ innate , natural
▪ subconscious , unconscious
▪ basic
▪
The search for a better life is one of the most basic ~s of human beings.
▪ conflicting
▪
He is filled with conflicting ~s.
▪ carnal , erotic , sexual
▪ heterosexual , homosexual , same-sex
▪ mutual
▪
a long-lasting relationship based on our mutual ~ for peace
VERB + DESIRE
▪ feel , harbour/harbor , have
▪
I suddenly felt an overwhelming ~ to laugh
▪ share
▪
He did not share her ~ for books.
▪ arouse , create
▪
His childhood had created a ~ for stability in his life.
▪ fuel , stimulate
▪
This was all Liam needed to fuel his ~ for revenge.
▪ articulate , communicate , express , indicate , profess , reveal , signal , state , voice
▪
The chairman expressed his ~ to expand the company.
▪ fulfil/fulfill , gratify , indulge , satisfy
▪ control , overcome , resist , suppress
▪
He suppressed the ~ to run from the room.
▪ demonstrate , reflect
▪
His actions reflect his ~ to fit in.
▪ be driven by , be motivated by
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They were motivated by a deep ~ for money and fame.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
Horses need to satisfy their ~ for space and freedom.
PHRASES
▪ an object of ~
▪
He felt he was nothing more to her than an object of ~.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ greatly , really , truly , very much
▪
A home of her own was something she had always very much ~d.
Desire is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ heart