Antonyms for desired

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-zahyuh rd

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈzaɪərd

Definition of desired

Origin : c.1300, from Old French desir, from desirer (see desire (v.)); sense of "lust" is first recorded mid-14c.

verb want, long for
verb ask, request

Example sentences :

She awoke Milza, and desired that the household might be summoned.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

Her Percival courted with results that left nothing to be desired.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The daughter of Pharaoh saw the youth and desired him for her husband.
Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon

He was ill, and he desired to speak with his still beloved minister.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

I desired her to give it into her own hand, when nobody was by.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

I have desired him to inquire after Lovelace's life and conversation in town.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

They have desired, that I may be consigned over entirely to their management.
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

He had another colored man with him, and desired to go right away.
Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson

If toast is used, it should merely be cut in the desired shape.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

They may then be cut up as desired for the recipe to be prepared.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Synonyms for desired

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