Synonyms for thirsty

Most common

eager · horny · dry · parched

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

satiated, sated, wet

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Craving something immaterial. Craving or desiring sex.

   This is the third time that girl brought up her crush. She must really be thirsty for him.

2. adj. 2

   Needing to drink water or any liquid that can supply water.

   After all that work in the hot sun, I am really thirsty.

Related words

Word family

thirstily thirstiness thirst

Is a kind of

desirous

Example sentences

• eager Tom said that he was eager to eat lunch with Mary.
• horny Magazines like these pander to horny straight men.
• dry He wrung out the dish towel and hung it up to dry.
• parched The person who consumes chili will be parched.
• greedy Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

dry¹

5 letters

eager², horny²

6 letters

greedy², drippy

7 letters

parched¹, athirst

8 letters

desirous³, droughty

9 letters

absorbent³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (eager² = 2 syllables).