Synonyms of thirst

thirst

noun

1

as in craving

a strong wish for something

his thirst for knowledge is evident in his book-filled house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craving
• desire
• longing
• hunger
• urge
• appetite
• passion
• yearning
• lust
• taste
• thirstiness
• itch
• drive
• yen
• compulsion
• hankering
• zeal
• wish
• appetency
• love
• jones
• pining
• need
• impulse
• impatience
• liking
• letch
• requirement
• eagerness
• weakness
• impulsion
• will
• obsession
• necessity
• greed
• avarice
• rapacity
• want
• greediness
• acquisitiveness
• avidity
• cupidity
• covetousness
• mania
• avariciousness
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• nausea
• disgust
• revulsion
• distaste
• repulsion
• allergy
• aversion
• dislike
• repugnance
• loathing
• abhorrence
• indifference
• disinclination
• abomination
• disfavor
• apathy
• averseness
• disliking
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

2

as in enthusiasm

urgent desire or interest

an unquenchable thirst for travel that has led her to the far corners of the globe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enthusiasm
• hunger
• appetite
• excitement
• desirousness
• impatience
• eagerness
• lust
• ardor
• avidity
• ambition
• passion
• keenness
• zeal
• avidness
• readiness
• alacrity
• quickness
• warmth
• zest
• willingness
• gusto
• fervency
• appetence
• appetency
• amenability

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifference
• apathy
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance
• casualness
• detachment
• aloofness
• languor
• impassivity
• lukewarmness
• languidness
• halfheartedness

Phrases Containing thirst

• thirst (for)