Synonyms of appetite

appetite

noun

ˈa-pə-ˌtīt 

1

as in hunger

a need or desire for food

don't eat before dinner, as it will spoil your appetite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hunger
• stomach
• craving
• starvation
• munchies
• emptiness
• belly
• greed
• voracity
• rapacity
• famishment
• malnutrition
• voraciousness
• ravenousness
• undernourishment
• famine
• fast
• rapaciousness
• gluttony
• sweet tooth
• hunger strike
• hoggishness
• gourmandism

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfaction
• satiety
• inappetence
• fullness
• satiation
• surfeit
• glut
• fill
• repletion
• repleteness

2

as in craving

a strong wish for something

an appetite for adventure

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in liking

positive regard for something

he has expensive appetites

Synonyms & Similar Words

• liking
• like
• craving
• taste
• preference
• thirst
• enthusiasm
• love
• tendency
• fondness
• use
• desire
• relish
• interest
• partiality
• love affair
• fancy
• favor
• longing
• shine
• gusto
• yen
• tooth
• weakness
• passion
• inclination
• prejudice
• propensity
• bias
• hankering
• palate
• bent
• leaning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• disgust
• distaste
• aversion
• loathing
• dislike
• apathy
• indifference
• disfavor
• disinclination
• mislike
• unconcern

4

as in thirst

urgent desire or interest

an athlete with an appetite for in-your-face competition

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of appetite

Robert Half says, from an employment standpoint, there's more of an appetite to find people with specific skills that can make an impact with the company quickly. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

While this is a clear indication of the appetite for fashion among different body shapes, this alone does not incentivize his stance. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026

Russia's heavy bombardment of the power grid ahead of winter has been an annual feature of the war, aimed at wearing down Ukraine's appetite for the fight by denying civilians heat and running water. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

In London, hundreds of people turned up in the financial district for a Wednesday morning dance-off before work, as appetite grows worldwide for daytime raves. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026