FAMISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

famishment

noun

Definition of famishment

as in hunger

a need or desire for food there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment

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Noun

The concept has already spread to more than 50 cities across 30 states and 10 countries, tapping into a growing hunger for face-to-face connection that dating apps have failed to deliver.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
In polling across four states, voters were nearly unanimous that ending childhood hunger should be bipartisan.

— Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

Wang said that Silicon Valley has lost some of its appetite for founders who build hardware products, shunning the longer development cycles and less return upside, compared with AI applications, as well as inevitable supply chain hurdles.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of appetite

Noun

The goal is to make the stomach able to hold more food before the brain signals that the competitive eater is full.

— Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
The parasite is killed by heat, so cooking normally takes care of it, but when the weather warms up and people look for ways to leave their stoves off, this stomach-churning bug finds an opening.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of stomach

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During the Blob and the strong El Niño that followed, researchers linked those cascading changes to widespread starvation among seabirds and other marine wildlife.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Other messages described starvation, brutal military drills, constant drone attacks and recruits being punished for not understanding Russian commands.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Definition of starvation

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