lust after

Verb

Meaning

have a strong sexual desire for

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

lech after like long need want choose desire wish prefer hunger lust fancy envy thirst covet
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Antonyms

miss give answer slight ignore forget
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Hypernyms

want desire

Examples

He who truly believes that which prompts him to an action has looked upon the action to lust after it, he has committed it already in his heart. William Kingdon Clifford

Neither do thou lust after that tawny weed tobacco. Ben Jonson

If you lust after someone and have an absurd and overwhelming need to protect them, then the best way to deal with the situation is to marry the person. Anne Stuart

There were rules among friends, commandments, really, and the most important one was Thou Shalt Not Lust After Thy Friend's Sister. Julia Quinn

I just don't think of myself as an actor much at all, so I don't lust after any particular roles. Ron Howard

He that looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery already with her in his heart. Dutch Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lussheburgh Lussier lust lust for blood lust for learning lust for power