Synonyms for hunger
ˈhʌŋ gərhun·ger

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1. hunger, hungrinessnoun

   a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

   Synonyms:
   yearning, hungriness, longing, thirst, 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, thirst, aridity, longing, hungriness

3. hungerverb

   feel the need to eat

   Synonyms:
   lust, crave, thirst, famish, starve

4. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lustverb

   have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

   Synonyms:
   lust, crave, thirst, famish, starve

5. starve, hunger, famishverb

   be hungry; go without food

   "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

   Synonyms:
   lust, famish, thirst, crave, starve

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1. hungernoun

   Synonyms:
   craving appetite (for food), craving for food

2. hungerverb

   Synonyms:
   FAMISH, feel hunger, feel hungry

3. hungerverb

   Synonyms:
   long, have an eager desire

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1. List of paraphrases for "hunger":

   famine, starvation, hungry, hambre, fame, faim, starving, appetite

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1. Shana Gallagher:

   Three [hunger strikers] have stopped, someone's pulse went below 40.

2. Michelle Obama:

   I'm passionate about this because I truly see myself in these girls -- in their hunger, in their burning determination to rise above their circumstances and reach for something more. And I know that many of you do, too.

3. Phil Neville:

   I think these players know that they’re a little bit hurt. They’re a little bit scared at this moment in time for the performances from last season, and they want to come back this season and show everyone how good of players they are. So there’s that hunger, that determination that I’ve seen this week, that I’m sure that we can take into to the season. Add in that with a little bit more quality in terms of the players we want to bring in, I think it will make us a real strong unit.

4. Alan Siyampondo:

   I have a garden at home, but the crops are small, so I have to do what I can or we will face hunger.

5. Brad Adams:

   Survivors describe how they flee persecution in Burma only to fall into the hands of traffickers and extortionists, in many cases witnessing deaths and suffering abuse and hunger, interviews with officials and others make clear that these brutal networks, with the complicity of government officials in Burma, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Malaysia, profit from the desperation and misery of some of the world's most persecuted and neglected people.