Synonyms for Hunger
ˈhʌŋ gərhun·ger

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1. hunger, hungrinessnoun

   a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

   Synonyms:
   yearning, hungriness, hunger, longing, thirst, thirstiness

2. hunger, hungriness, thirst, thirstinessverb

   strong desire for something (not food or drink)

   "a thirst for knowledge"; "hunger for affection"

   Synonyms:
   thirstiness, aridness, yearning, hunger, thirst, aridity, longing, hungriness

3. hungerverb

   feel the need to eat

   Synonyms:
   lust, crave, thirst, famish, starve

4. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb

   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, crave, thirst, famish, starve

5. starve, hunger, famishverb

   be hungry; go without food

   "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, famish, thirst, crave, starve

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1. hungernoun

   Synonyms:
   craving appetite (for food), craving for food

2. hungerverb

   Synonyms:
   FAMISH, feel hunger, feel hungry

3. hungerverb

   Synonyms:
   long, have an eager desire

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1. List of paraphrases for "hunger":

   famine, starvation, hungry, hambre, fame, faim, starving, appetite

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1. Andrew Zimmern:

   I haven't come across a problem that is as deadly and as crisis-filled as the global and national hunger crisis that we are currently enduring, i'm staggered by this … To me, it is the biggest head-scratcher of head-scratchers.

2. Philip Alston:

   We risk a' climate apartheid' scenario where the wealthy pay to escape overheating, hunger and conflict while the rest of the world is left to suffer.

3. Peter Cole:

   These 76 and 67 year old grandfathers – and hundreds of other hunger strikers around the world – feel so desperate about the climate crisis that they risk damaging their own health on behalf of younger generations.

4. Jennifer Lawrence:

   The changes that happened in my life from doing these movies are so permanent that I don't think I'll ever really say goodbye, it'll always be a part of me, the Hunger Games.

5. Arnold Palmer:

   Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.