Synonyms for desired
de·sired

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1. coveted, desired, in demand(p), sought afteradjective

   greatly desired

   Antonyms:
   undesirable, unwanted

2. craved, desiredadjective

   wanted intensely

   "the child could no longer resist taking one of the craved cookies"; "it produced the desired effect"

   Synonyms:
   craved, coveted, in demand(p), sought after

   Antonyms:
   undesirable, unwanted

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1. List of paraphrases for "desired":

   désiré, wished, expected, désirée, wanted, liked, intended, sought, hoped, desirable, anticipated

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1. Guicciardini:

   From things which have been obtained after having been long desired men almost never derive the pleasure and delight which they had anticipated.

2. Julianne Holt-Lunstad:

   Loneliness is thought to be more of a subjective, distressing feeling, it's often defined as the discrepancy between one's actual and desired level of connection.

3. Ched Evans:

   Sadly the 'mob rule' tactics employed by the more radical elements of our society and the constant media reporting has had the desired influence on some sponsors and the club would face significant financial pressure if I joined them.

4. Lois McMaster Bujold:

   His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.

5. Mahn Win Khaing Than:

   In order to form a federal democracy, which all ethnic brothers who have been suffering various kinds of oppressions from the dictatorship for decades really desired, this revolution is the chance for us to put our efforts together.