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

The appetite with which the intimate facts were consumed had another character. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Sunflower stars are such voracious consumers of sea urchins that the Friday Harbor sea star lab struggles to keep up with their appetites. — John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026

Mercury conjoins Jupiter in Leo and your 9th House of Travel, Learning, Publishing, and Belief, expanding your appetite for meaning and experience. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Given the public’s declining appetite for the MCU—long gone are the days when an installment starring a relatively unknown character could make more than $1 billion worldwide—Brand New Day’s streamlined focus seemed like an audience gamble. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026