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. Abu Ahmad al Dirbas Khalidi:

   The regime and the Russians have succeeded in their siege, and with hunger and poverty people are leaving.

3. Raj Dasgupta:

   The' g' in ghrelin stands for gain : This fast-acting hormone increases hunger and leads to weight gain.

4. Paul Campion:

   My body is weak, I lost a lot of weight, my friends and I are tired but we're determined. We will continue this hunger strike until our demands are met.

5. The Argentinian-born pope:

   'You don't like it? Go home then'. What can you do in a world that works like this? Because there's a queue of people looking for work. If you don't like it, someone else will, it's hunger, hunger that makes us accept what they give us.