Synonyms for thirst
θɜrstthirst

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1. thirst

   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.

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

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

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.8 / 4 votes

1. thirst, thirstinessnoun

   a physiological need to drink

   Synonyms:
   aridness, hungriness, hunger, aridity, 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, aridity, longing, hungriness

3. thirstverb

   feel the need to drink

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, crave, starve

4. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb

   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms:
   lust, hunger, crave, famish, starve

Matched Categories

1. • Ache
   • Drive

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1. thirstnoun

   Synonyms:
   desire for drink

2. thirstnoun

   Synonyms:
   desire, longing, craving

3. thirstverb

   Synonyms:
   desire to drink

4. thirstverb

   Synonyms:
   desire, long, crave, hanker

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1. thirstnoun

   Synonyms:
   dryness, aridity, drought

   Antonyms:
   adipsy

   Associated words:
   slake, quench, dipsetic, adipsous

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1. List of paraphrases for "thirst":

   thirsty, sed, seds, lust, craving

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How to say thirst in sign language?

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How to use thirst in a sentence?

1. The Pope:

   In effect, a selfish and boundless thirst for power and material prosperity leads both to the misuse of available natural resources and to the exclusion of the weak and disadvantaged.

2. The Omani shed:

   Lay aside the thirst for honor from others and seek to honor others instead

3. Sorin Cerin:

   If we deny the thirst of love, we stand to lose the last known address of the stranger whithin us.

4. Ben Carson:

   It reminds us that there are those out there who have a thirst for innocent blood in an attempt to spread their philosophy and their will across this globe, and we must redouble our efforts and our resolve to resist them. Not only to contain them, but to eliminate that kind of hatred in the world.

5. Johnny Phillips:

   California isn't circling the drain because it’s too big to govern. The state is a basket case because ruling Democrats have an unquenchable thirst for emptying the prisons, enabling an exploding homeless population and jacking up every imaginable tax, since the 1990s the state and its voters have drifted far to the left.