STARVED Synonyms
There are 40 hypernyms of the word starved. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| deprived | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences | ||||||
| desolate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||
| empty | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • holding or containing nothing noun • a container that has been emptied adjective satellite • devoid of significance or force • needing nourishment • emptied of emotion verb • make void or empty of contents • become empty or void of its content • leave behind empty; move out of • remove the contents of a container • excrete or discharge from the body | ||||||
| famished | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely hungry | ||||||
| hungry | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food adjective satellite • (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous | ||||||
| malnourished | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not being provided with adequate nourishment | ||||||
| ravenous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely hungry • devouring or craving food in great quantities | ||||||
| starveling | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who is starving (or being starved) | ||||||
| starving | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine adjective satellite • suffering from lack of food | ||||||
| undernourished | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not getting adequate food | ||||||
| famish | verbv | |||||
verb • be hungry; go without food • deprive of food • die of food deprivation | ||||||
| hunger | nounn | |||||
noun • a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to eat • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • be hungry; go without food | ||||||
| crave | verbv | |||||
verb • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for • plead or ask for earnestly | ||||||
| thirst | nounn | |||||
noun • a physiological need to drink • strong desire for something (not food or drink) verb • feel the need to drink • have a craving, appetite, or great desire for | ||||||
