Synonyms of hunger

hunger 1 of 2

noun

ˈhəŋ-gər 

1

as in appetite

a need or desire for food

no degree of hunger would induce me to eat octopus

Synonyms & Similar Words

• appetite
• starvation
• stomach
• craving
• munchies
• emptiness
• malnutrition
• belly
• famine
• undernourishment
• famishment
• rapacity
• voracity
• greed
• ravenousness
• voraciousness
• fast
• rapaciousness
• gluttony
• sweet tooth
• hunger strike
• hoggishness
• gourmandism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfaction
• satiety
• fullness
• satiation
• inappetence
• fill
• glut
• repletion
• surfeit
• repleteness

2

as in thirst

a strong wish for something

a lonely girl with a desperate hunger for love

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thirst
• craving
• desire
• longing
• urge
• appetite
• passion
• yearning
• lust
• taste
• itch
• thirstiness
• yen
• drive
• hankering
• compulsion
• appetency
• jones
• pining
• wish
• zeal
• impulse
• love
• need
• impatience
• weakness
• liking
• eagerness
• requirement
• letch
• impulsion
• will
• greed
• obsession
• necessity
• avarice
• greediness
• rapacity
• acquisitiveness
• cupidity
• covetousness
• want
• mania
• avidity
• rapaciousness
• avariciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• nausea
• disgust
• revulsion
• distaste
• repulsion
• allergy
• repugnance
• loathing
• aversion
• dislike
• abhorrence
• indifference
• abomination
• disinclination
• disfavor
• apathy
• averseness
• disliking
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

3

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest

reads everything he can find on airplanes with a seemingly insatiable hunger

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thirst
• enthusiasm
• appetite
• excitement
• impatience
• desirousness
• eagerness
• lust
• ardor
• avidity
• passion
• keenness
• ambition
• avidness
• readiness
• zeal
• quickness
• warmth
• alacrity
• gusto
• zest
• willingness
• fervency
• appetence
• appetency
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• casualness
• insouciance
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

hunger (for)

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verb

as in to crave

to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy

voters hungering for honest and upright leadership

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crave
• die (for)
• thirst (for)
• pine (for)
• want
• itch (for)
• salivate (for)
• sigh (for)
• yen (for)
• wish (for)
• long (for)
• repine (for)
• lust (for or after)
• hanker (for or after)
• yearn (for)
• jones (for)
• ache (for)
• pant (after)
• enjoy
• desire
• spoil (for)
• covet
• love
• set one's heart on
• like
• groove (on)
• delight (in)
• prefer
• desiderate
• revel (in)
• admire
• relish
• fancy
• adore
• value
• appreciate
• prize
• favor
• treasure
• dig
• cherish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• despise
• loathe
• detest
• reject
• abhor
• refuse
• decline
• execrate
• abominate
• spurn

Examples of hunger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

As with other new openings, Chick-fil-A, Inc. has partnered with Feeding America, donating $25,000 to Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and Forgotten Harvest, to support hunger relief. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2024

In Colombia there are tons of talents who come with a hunger to conquer the world and important musical material. —Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2024

Aid agencies say tens of thousands of civilians face hunger and starvation. —Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024

Related article Tens of millions facing hunger and water shortages as extreme drought and floods sweep southern Africa Both countries say the culls won’t threaten the long-term survival of wild animal populations. —Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing hunger

• from hunger
• hunger (for)