Synonyms of peckish

peckish

adjective

ˈpe-kish 

chiefly British

as in hungry

feeling a desire or need for food

I think I'll have a snack before we go, as I'm feeling a bit peckish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hungry
• starving
• starved
• famished
• ravenous
• empty
• voracious
• wolfish
• malnourished
• undernourished
• underfed
• rapacious
• insatiable
• gluttonous
• greedy
• piggy
• hoggish
• piggish
• gormandizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satiated
• satisfied
• sated
• full
• overfed
• overstuffed
• surfeited
• stuffed
• engorged
• glutted
• overfull
• satiate
• gorged
• replete

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peckish

Their appetite for postseason basketball now satisfied, the Knicks faithful have grown peckish for more. — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026

Pack toys and snacks While screen time may be a great distraction on its own, especially on longer flights, kids may get peckish and want other things to do. — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Dec. 2025

On his delivery routes, Bridges drinks from a flask to keep hydrated, and catches and eats bugs when peckish. — Simon Parkin, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025

The teeny cut-outs look like the work of a very polite, hungry goldfish or maybe a peckish guinea pig. — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 3 Feb. 2025