Thesaurus

ravenous

adjective

having a huge appetite

we were ravenous after our canoe paddling, and the chili bubbling over the campfire smelled heavenly

Synonyms of ravenous

Words Related to ravenous

hearty, wolfish

Near Antonyms of ravenous

content, full, glutted, sated, satiated, satisfied, stuffed

voracious, gluttonous, ravenous, rapacious mean excessively greedy. voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink.

gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety.

ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.

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