What are some opposite words for appetite?

Antonyms for appetite
ˈæp ɪˌtaɪtap·petite

This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term appetite.

Wiktionary4.8 / 5 votes

  1. appetitenoun

    Synonyms:
    desire, craving, longing, passion, appetency

  2. appetitenoun

    Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.

    Synonyms:
    craving, appetency, desire, passion, longing

  3. appetitenoun

    Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

    Synonyms:
    craving, desire, longing, appetency, passion

  4. appetitenoun

    The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

    The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. --Richard Hooker.

    Synonyms:
    longing, appetency, passion, desire, craving

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.8 / 5 votes

  1. appetite

    Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

    Compare ANTIPATHY.

    Antonyms:
    antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

    Synonyms:
    appetency, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

    Preposition:
    He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. appetite

    Antonyms:
    repugnance, aversion, antipathy, loathing, indifference, apathy

    Synonyms:
    passion, desire, propensity, proclivity, inclination, propension, appetency, want, craving, disposition, tendency, proneness

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. appetite, appetency, appetencenoun

    a feeling of craving something

    "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

    Synonyms:
    appetence, appetency

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words5.0 / 1 vote

  1. appetitenoun

    Antonyms:
    inappetency, indifference, aversion, distaste

    Synonyms:
    desire for food, hunger, desire, appetency, craving, passion, appetence

How to use appetite in a sentence?

  1. Ben Le Brun:

    That should see a little bit more risk appetite coming back into the market over the next couple of hours, we've seen a bottom and it's just how much prices will run up.

  2. Neera Tanden:

    The truth of it is Trump has shown... that there's a strong appetite for bold solutions to significant problems, trump's disruption, and many of his lunatic ideas, have widened the aperture of what's acceptable in the policy debates.

  3. Sheryl Kingsberg:

    The women coming into my office are deeply distressed, they tell me ‘I used to have desire but it’s gone. I could be on a desert island with no pressures, but I just don’t have the appetite. I want it back.’ Those women have HSDD.

  4. Ronald Reagan:

    Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

  5. Justice Minister Keenan:

    This is a result of organized criminals targeting the lucrative Australian ice market from offshore, whilst Australians continue to have such an appetite for this mind destroying drug, organized criminal gangs will continue to target the Australian market.

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#78152antipathy
#143011repugnance
#206995detestation

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