FAMISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

famishment

noun

Definition of famishment

as in hunger

a need or desire for food there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment

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Noun

Johnson, for instance, says the firm’s research with the the Immersive Experience Institute has shown a hunger in younger generations to embrace spaces such as the Rainforest Cafe.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The brothers operate Feed A Family, a program that fights hunger and food insecurity in Mexico.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

Last year, Kort helped launch an Eat the Invaders event, bringing chefs together to channel people’s appetite for delicious food by cooking with invasive and overabundant species.

— Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Switches made from wide-bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide could handle far higher voltages than silicon, and the EV industry’s appetite for these materials began driving the cost down just as a hungrier customer arrived.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of appetite

Noun

However, as surveillance footage was being reviewed, video from June 2026 showed Cantrell with a larger stomach, police said.

— Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Detectives obtained video footage of Cantrell from a few months prior, and her stomach area appeared larger, the affidavit states.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

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