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thirstiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of thirstiness

a strong wish for something
  • The only way to satisfy that thirstiness for a new job is to start looking.
Synonyms of thirstiness

appetency, appetite, craving, desire, drive, hankering, hunger, itch, longing, passion, pining, thirst, urge, yearning, yen
Words Related to thirstiness

compulsion, impulse, impulsion, will, zeal

liking, love, taste, weakness

eagerness, impatience

want, wish

necessity, need, requirement

obsession

acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greed, greediness, rapaciousness, rapacity

mania
Near Antonyms of thirstiness

abhorrence, abomination, allergy, averseness, aversion, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, distaste, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

apathy, indifference, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

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