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, 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, 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, crave, thirst, famish, starve

5. starve, hunger, famishverb

   be hungry; go without food

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

   Synonyms:
   lust, 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. Hassan Jabareen:

   He is out of the induced coma and he has spoken to his lawyers, and his demands remain the same, he demands to be released immediately without any condition. He has agreed until tomorrow morning to continue with the same treatment keeping the IV in place and to continue with the hunger strike. He agreed to continue with this until tomorrow morning in order to give his lawyers time to reach an agreement with the state to release him.

2. 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.

3. David McNair:

   These photographs could be used to understand where people are living in poverty, how crops are growing, where governments or donors need to make early interventions to avoid hunger and malnutrition.

4. Alissa Rumsey:

   Mild dehydration is often masked as feelings of hunger, when really your body just needs fluids.

5. Wandile Sihlobo:

   Food prices are already high now. If the war stretches, there will be millions of Africans that will be in hunger. We are already expecting millions of people to be in hunger in the areas affected by the drought, so the ongoing conflict will worsen that.