Synonyms for thirsty
ˈθɜr stithirsty

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1. thirstyadjective

   needing moisture

   "thirsty fields under a rainless sky"

   Synonyms:
   hungry(p), athirst(p), thirsty(p)

   Antonyms:
   nonabsorptive, peckish, hungry, starved, ravenous, empty, nonabsorbent, supperless, esurient, undesirous, undesiring, sharp-set, famished, empty-bellied, wet

2. thirstyadjective

   feeling a need or desire to drink

   "after playing hard the children were thirsty"

   Synonyms:
   hungry(p), athirst(p), thirsty(p)

   Antonyms:
   esurient, famished, empty, nonabsorbent, undesirous, empty-bellied, nonabsorptive, wet, ravenous, undesiring, sharp-set, peckish, starved, hungry, supperless

3. athirst(p), hungry(p), thirsty(p)adjective

   (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous

   "athirst for knowledge"; "hungry for recognition"; "thirsty for informaton"

   Antonyms:
   wet, hungry, esurient, nonabsorbent, undesiring, ravenous, sharp-set, empty-bellied, peckish, nonabsorptive, starved, empty, undesirous, famished, supperless

4. thirstyadjective

   able to take in large quantities of moisture

   "thirsty towels"

   Synonyms:
   hungry(p), athirst(p), thirsty(p)

   Antonyms:
   hungry, empty, ravenous, undesiring, nonabsorbent, supperless, famished, empty-bellied, wet, sharp-set, nonabsorptive, undesirous, starved, peckish, esurient

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1. thirstyadjective

   Synonyms:
   suffering from thirst

2. thirstyadjective

   Synonyms:
   dry, parched, without moisture

3. thirstyadjective

   Synonyms:
   longing, craving, greedy, eager

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1. List of paraphrases for "thirsty":

   thirst, parched, lust, sed, craving, appetite

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How to use thirsty in a sentence?

1. Kane Brown:

   After this year … I'm thirsty for a great party.

2. Ronald Maughan:

   If you're thirsty, your body will tell you to drink more.

3. Jessica Jones:

   We have complied with every requirement in the coastal development act, and we are bringing a new climate resilient, high-quality water supply to very thirsty California, this decision on Thursday is going to send a strong, strong message to the administration and to anyone looking to develop a seawater desalination plant in California or bring in any new water supply.

4. Junaid Ahmad:

   We're headed into a perfect storm in which over the next 20 years we will see the demand for water growing significantly, driven by thirsty agriculture, thirsty energy and thirsty cities, if we are to achieve these goals of food and energy security, sustainable urbanisation, and ensure service delivery of water and sanitation to citizens, we now need to figure out how water is going to be allocated across sectors.

5. Abdul Baseer Nomand:

   Today is the first day. Let's see what they have for us, if the weather is hot, it's very difficult for everyone because they will be thirsty. The problem is that here the environment is not suitable for proper living.