Synonyms for starving

Most common

hungry · starved · ravenous · famished

All synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Antonyms

full, sated, satiated

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Extremely hungry

2. n. 1

   starvation

Forms

Plural

starvings → starvations…

Example sentences

• hungry The hungry birds were eating from the bird feeder.
• starved Mothers starved themselves to feed their children.
• ravenous Whenever I'm worried, I work up a ravenous appetite.
• famished The villagers were afraid of the famished bears.

Popularity over time

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

By length

6 letters

hungry²

7 letters

starved¹

8 letters

ravenous³, famished²

10 letters

starvation³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hungry² = 2 syllables).