RAVENOUSNESS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ravenousness

noun

Definition of ravenousness

as in rapacity

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Noun

Sudan’s civil war, a conflict credibly described as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, has seen violence matched only by the belligerents’ rapacity in pillaging the country’s riches.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
This variation of socialism aimed to blunt the rapacity of capitalism rather than sharpen its contradictions and hasten the coming revolution.

— Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of rapacity

Noun

To satisfy its voracity for billions of pages, Anthropic started out by placing mass orders with wholesalers, before turning to individual and secondhand booksellers to help fill in the gaps.

— Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
The biblical voracity of these insects make them among the world’s most destructive pests.

— Gennaro Tomma, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2024

Definition of voracity

Noun

The infants would be able to feed to their stomachs’ content on the increasingly ripe meat without getting close to finishing the entire spread laid before them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
Their 8-year-old son was alive, but had been shot in the stomach.

— Matt Schooley, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

Noun

Johnson, for instance, says the firm’s research with the the Immersive Experience Institute has shown a hunger in younger generations to embrace spaces such as the Rainforest Cafe.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The brothers operate Feed A Family, a program that fights hunger and food insecurity in Mexico.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

Runa’s death was attributed to malnutrition due to an eating disorder.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Essence Gill-Harris died on March 3 from acute and chronic neglect, including malnutrition and dehydration, according to the city Medical Examiner.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of malnutrition

Noun

Some said the town was on the verge of starvation and residents were relying on homegrown produce to survive.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026
These included important reporting about resignations, behind-the-scenes arguments, and diplomatic cables about matters such as mass starvation in Gaza.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of starvation

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