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Synonyms for starve

Most common

hunger thirst crave famish

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To die because of lack of food or of not eating.

Forms

Past participle
starved
e.g. starved → hungered, thirsted, craved, famished…

Example sentences

  • hunger While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.
  • thirst He satisfied his thirst with a large glass of beer.
  • crave I crave change but lack the energy to pursue it.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
starverising
hungerrising
thirstrising
craverising
famishrising

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

By length

4 letters
lust1
5 letters
crave1
6 letters
hunger2, thirst1, famish
8 letters
starvate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hunger2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
mourir de faim
Deutsch
verhungern