Desirable Synonyms and Antonyms

dĭ-zīrə-bəl
Arousing desire
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. seductive
  2. sexy
  3. alluring
  4. sought-after
  5. to-die-for
Generally advantageous
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. useful
  2. beneficial
  3. expedient
  4. advisable
Antonyms:
  1. bad
  2. disagreeable
  3. disadvantageous
  4. undesirable
  5. hurtful
  6. injurious
  7. unattractive
  8. evil
  9. harmful
  10. detrimental
  11. disgusting
  12. unprofitable
Synonyms:
(Noun)
  1. longed-for

Words Related to Desirable

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Desirable Sentence Examples

  • It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right.

  • Secrecy, while occasionally necessary, is less desirable than openness.

  • She said she did not consider a degree of any real value, but thought it was much more desirable to do something original than to waste one's energies only for a degree.

  • He seems to have been regarded by his own party as a useful instrument, especially in disagreeable work, rather than as a desirable colleague.

  • And yet perhaps full success was neither possible nor desirable.

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