Synonyms for appetite
ˈæp ɪˌtaɪtap·petite

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1. appetitenoun

   Synonyms:
   desire, craving, longing, passion, appetency

2. appetitenoun

   Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.

   Synonyms:
   craving, appetency, desire, passion, longing

3. appetitenoun

   Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.

   Synonyms:
   craving, desire, longing, appetency, passion

4. appetitenoun

   The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.

   The object of appetite is whatsoever sensible good may be wished for; the object of will is that good which reason does lead us to seek. --Richard Hooker.

   Synonyms:
   longing, appetency, passion, desire, craving

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1. appetite

   Appetite is used only of the demands of the physical system, unless otherwise expressly stated, as when we say an appetite for knowledge; passion includes all excitable impulses of our nature, as anger, fear, love, hatred, etc. Appetite is thus more animal than passion; and when we speak of passions and appetites as conjoined or contrasted, we think of the appetites as wholly physical and of the passions as, in part at least, mental or spiritual. We say an appetite for food, a passion for fame. Compare DESIRE.

   Compare ANTIPATHY.

   Synonyms:
   appetency, craving, desire, disposition, impulse, inclination, liking, longing, lust, passion, proclivity, proneness, propensity, relish, thirst, zest

   Antonyms:
   antipathy, aversion, detestation, disgust, dislike, disrelish, distaste, hatred, indifference, loathing, repugnance, repulsion

   Preposition:
   He had an insatiable appetite for the marvellous.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

1. appetite

   Synonyms:
   passion, desire, propensity, proclivity, inclination, propension, appetency, want, craving, disposition, tendency, proneness

   Antonyms:
   repugnance, aversion, antipathy, loathing, indifference, apathy

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1. appetite, appetency, appetencenoun

   a feeling of craving something

   "an appetite for life"; "the object of life is to satisfy as many appetencies as possible"- Granville Hicks

   Synonyms:
   appetence, appetency

Matched Categories

1. • Craving

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1. appetitenoun

   Synonyms:
   desire, longing, craving, relish, hankering, pruriency, appetency, passion

2. appetitenoun

   Synonyms:
   hunger, stomach, desire of food

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1. appetitenoun

   Synonyms:
   desire for food, hunger, desire, appetency, craving, passion, appetence

   Antonyms:
   inappetency, indifference, aversion, distaste

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "appetite":

   hungry, hunger, anorexia, gusto, taste, thirsty

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1. Matt Kennedy:

   There was some worry about unicorn IPOs after Lyft( LYFT) disappointed but Zoom and Pinterest show there's an appetite for highly valued startups, it's [ growing ] blazing fast and highly profitable. It wasn't cheap when it priced its IPO, but despite it being given premium valuation it surged further today.

2. Ben van Beurden:

   We have absolutely no intention to change our attitude and appetite for investing in the Middle East. Far from it.

3. Yujiro Goto:

   With Chinese markets shrugging off the MSCI move, risk appetite is slightly better than what we saw in the past few days. But markets are wary before the Fed meeting and the Bank of Japan meeting tomorrow and of course the Brexit worries.

4. Henry James, "The Ambassadors", Book Ninth, Chapter 2:

   She had fortunately always her appetite for news. The pure flame of the disinterested burned in her cave of treasures as a lamp in a Byzantine vault.

5. Hikaru Sato:

   The yen's weakness is lifting investor appetite.