STARVING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

starving

adjective

as in hungry

feeling a desire or need for food I missed lunch, and now I'm starving

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hungry

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But be warned, reservations are a must — BoccaLupo is bustling with hungry diners from open to close.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Reinventing the aliens' origin story — as nomadic, resource-hungry scavengers — just made sense in the cynical '90s.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026

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