Lust and Want

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Lust

Lust noun - A strong wish for something.
Usage example: the belief that most politicians have a lust for power
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Want is a synonym for lust in desire topic. In some cases you can use "Want" instead the word "Lust" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like crave, desire strongly.
Nearby Words: lusty, lustful, lustiness, lusting, lustily

Want

Want verb - To have an earnest wish to own or enjoy.
Usage example: I want a new car so badly!
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Lust is a synonym for want in desire topic. Sometimes you can use "Lust" instead the word "Want" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: wanting, wanted

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How words are described

old old lust old want
good good lust good want
true true lust true want
brutal brutal lust brutal want
Other adjectives: powerful, actual, real, constant, extreme, new, desperate, insane, mad.

Common collocations

people lust people want people
way lust way want way

Both words in one sentence

  • In reality, though, the writers just want as many people to have as many potential love/lust interests as possible.
    Source: Everybody is Single
  • Manga / Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san For the Evulz: "I want to see what it's like for a demon of lust to feel ultimate despair" said by Incubus as he's about to rape Azazel's girlfriend to make him think she's cheating on him.
    Source: Manga / Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san
  • She would sometimes offer Jacobs sex for services only to be turned down because Jacobs loved her and didn't want their relationship to be based on lust.
    Source: Above the Influence
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