Synonyms for famine

Most common

shortage

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Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Extreme shortage of food in a region.

Related words

Phrases

famine weed feast or famine famine or feast

Forms

Plural

famines → dearths, shortages…

Example sentences

• shortage There is a labor shortage of computer programmers.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

dearth¹

8 letters

shortage²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shortage² = 2 syllables).