hungry

[huhng-gree] / ˈhʌŋ gri /

ADJECTIVE

starving; desirous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eager greedy keen ravenous starved

WEAK

athirst avid carnivorous could eat a horse covetous craving edacious empty esurient famished famishing flying light got the munchies hankering hoggish hollow hungered insatiate omnivorous on empty stomach piggish rapacious unfilled unsatisfied voracious yearning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

full unenthusiastic

WEAK

replete satiated satisfied stuffed

Example Sentences

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“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"I was so hungry to play again and find my love for football again," Morton reflects.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The sense of community one can find in a congregation hungry for spiritual nourishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"An active supermassive black hole is like a hungry predator dominating the ecosystem," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The cub was cold, wet, and very hungry.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver