Meanings
verb
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of desire
adjectivedesired (comparative more desired, superlative most desired)
comparative more desired · superlative most desired
- wished-for, longed-for
This is a highly desired holiday home.
1 more example
Her surprise gift of chocolates didn't have the desired effects
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός
- ὀρεκτός (orektós)wished for, longed for
Finnish kaivattu, toivottu
- kaivattuwished for, longed for
- toivottuwished for, longed for
- haluttuwished for, longed for
German gewünscht, gewollt
- gewünschtwished for, longed for
- gewolltwished for, longed for
Hindi वांछित, अभीष्ट
- वांछित (vāñchit)wished for, longed for
- अभीष्ट (abhīṣṭ)wished for, longed for
- मनचाहा (mancāhā)wished for, longed for
Italian desiderato
- desideratowished for, longed for
Romanian dorit
- doritwished for, longed for
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with desired
requiredacquiredinspiredretiredwiredfiredexpiredunexpiredmiredundesireduninspiredattiredunfiredspiredovertiredesquiredoverfiredsemiretiredsuspiredtyredunadmiredunderfiredunhiredunretired
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
desired. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desired
MLA
“desired.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desired. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desired,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desired.
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