Synonyms for thirst

Most common

desire · longing · craving · hunger

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

Antonyms

satiety, repletion, satiation

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.

   She had a real thirst for news and that greatly helped her career.

2. v. 1

   To be thirsty.

Related words

Word family

thirst-buster thirster thirsty

Phrases

gold thirst

Forms

Plural

thirsts → desires, longings, cravings, hungers…

Past participle

thirsted
e.g. thirsted → craved, lusted, starved, hankered…

Example sentences

• desire It is true that we desire to live in a small town.
• hunger While feeding only on hope, you can die of hunger.
• craving I am always craving new knowledge about anything.
• longing He never lost his whimsical longing for adventure.
• drought The drought is intensifying in the Horn of Africa.
• dryness Have you had any persistent itching, rash, or dryness anywhere on your body?

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

long¹, urge¹, lust¹, itch¹, pant¹

5 letters

crave¹, yearn¹

6 letters

desire³, hunger², starve¹, hanker²

7 letters

drought¹, craving², longing², dryness², aridity

8 letters

appetite³, yearning²

10 letters

hungriness, aquaphilia

11 letters

thirstiness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (desire³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

soif

Italiano

sete

Español

sed

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