RAVENOUSNESS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ravenousness

noun

Definition of ravenousness

as in rapacity

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Noun

This variation of socialism aimed to blunt the rapacity of capitalism rather than sharpen its contradictions and hasten the coming revolution.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026
The French—and, later, Anglo (Wilde, Beardsley, Rossetti)—attitude, mannered and morbid, was perhaps too Old World, at odds with our cheerful, Protestant rapacity.

— Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026

Definition of rapacity

Noun

This includes the skeletal muscles that Rocky uses to sprint and box, the muscles that allow your heart to beat, the muscles that squeeze food through your stomach and intestines, and the muscles that open up your airways to breathe.

— Linda M. Boland, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Your friend revealed something to you that turns your stomach.

— Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of stomach

Noun

But that disappointment comes with a whole heck of a lot of hunger for Sanchez, a senior defender who earned all-state honors last fall.

— Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026
Here are details on tiny frozen pancakes that promise to quash hunger and please even the pickiest of eaters and those that are likely to end up as back-seat crumbles.

— Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

The country, which has been under the complete control of the Taliban, has also experienced deadly strikes from Pakistan, earthquakes and widespread hunger and malnutrition.

— Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Wasting – the most life-threatening form of acute malnutrition – is on the rise.

— Kara Fox, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of malnutrition

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The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many countrymen from executions, starvation and lack of medical care due to its radical policies.

— Sopheng Cheang, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
The Khmer Rouge group that ruled Cambodia from 1975–79 was accused of genocide for causing the deaths of so many of their countrymen from executions, starvation, and lack of medical care due to its radical policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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