STARVED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

starved

adjective

as in starving

feeling a desire or need for food after that long soccer practice, the children were really starved

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hungry

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Like City last year, Arsenal are hungry after a seven-year title drought.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
People used to large portions can initially feel hungrier, Young said.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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