Synonyms of thirstiness

thirstiness 1 of 2

noun

as in thirst

a strong wish for something

the only way to satisfy that thirstiness for a new job is to start looking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thirst
• craving
• desire
• longing
• urge
• hunger
• appetite
• passion
• lust
• yearning
• taste
• itch
• yen
• appetency
• pining
• compulsion
• hankering
• drive
• jones
• zeal
• wish
• impulse
• love
• liking
• need
• weakness
• requirement
• letch
• impatience
• eagerness
• necessity
• impulsion
• obsession
• will
• greediness
• greed
• rapacity
• avarice
• acquisitiveness
• cupidity
• want
• avidity
• covetousness
• avariciousness
• mania
• rapaciousness
• cacoëthes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hatred
• nausea
• disgust
• revulsion
• distaste
• dislike
• allergy
• repulsion
• repugnance
• loathing
• abhorrence
• aversion
• indifference
• abomination
• disinclination
• disfavor
• apathy
• disliking
• averseness
• unconcern
• nonchalance
• insouciance

thirsty

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adjective

1

as in dry

marked by little or no precipitation or humidity

struggling to survive in that hot and thirsty climate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dry
• sear
• droughty
• desert
• waterless
• arid
• sere
• desertic
• dehydrated
• parched
• baked
• bone-dry
• sunbaked
• air-dry
• hyperarid
• desertlike
• rainless
• ultradry
• xerothermic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wet
• moist
• damp
• humid
• saturated
• dripping
• watered
• soaked
• drenched
• dank
• bathed
• soggy
• sodden
• washed
• watery
• soaking
• waterlogged
• flooded
• sopping
• soppy
• drowned
• awash
• overflowed
• hydrated
• submerged
• soused
• doused
• dowsed
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped

2

as in excited

showing urgent desire or interest

young athletes thirsty for a chance to prove themselves

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excited
• avid
• eager
• hungry
• enthusiastic
• anxious
• ardent
• keen
• pumped
• impatient
• greedy
• desirous
• interested
• happy
• voracious
• athirst
• antsy
• nuts
• solicitous
• ready
• gung ho
• juiced
• enthused
• hot
• crazy
• geeked
• great
• stoked
• agog
• willing
• wild
• hopped-up
• champing at the bit
• chomping at the bit
• raring
• hepped up
• engaged
• obsessed
• longing
• restless
• glad
• ambitious
• covetous
• craving
• breathless
• restive
• hankering
• pining
• inclined
• game
• disposed
• amenable
• hung up
• appetent
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• uninterested
• casual
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• unenthusiastic
• nonchalant
• aloof
• incurious
• detached
• insouciant
• reluctant
• unwilling
• lukewarm
• impassive
• uneager
• stolid
• languid
• hesitant
• spiritless
• lackadaisical
• averse
• languorous
• halfhearted
• loath
• disinclined
• loth
• loathe

3

as in absorbent

able to soak up liquids especially readily

guest bathrooms are furnished with luxuriously thick, thirsty towels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• absorbent
• absorbant
• spongy
• osmotic
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonabsorbent