Synonyms for famish
ˈfæm ɪʃfam·ish

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1. starve, hunger, famishverb

   be hungry; go without food

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

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

2. starve, famishverb

   deprive of food

   "They starved the prisoners"

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

3. starve, famishverb

   die of food deprivation

   "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, thirst, crave, starve

Matched Categories

1. • Deprive
   • Die
   • Suffer

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1. famishverb

   Synonyms:
   starve, kill with hunger

2. famishverb

   Synonyms:
   distress with hunger, exhaust by hunger

3. famishverb

   Synonyms:
   starve, die of hunger, perish for want of food

4. famishverb

   Synonyms:
   be distressed by hunger

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