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Another word for famished

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• adjective (Context 1)

Extremely hungry; suffering from severe hunger or starvation (often used hyperbolically in everyday speech).

Usage Example

"After hiking through the mountains for six hours without a break, the group arrived at the lodge feeling completely ravenous."

Strongest
ravenous
starving
starved
Strong
voracious
hungry
esurient
Weak
empty

Opposites of famished

The opposite of famished shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

full
stuffed
sated
satiated
well-fed
replete
gorged
satisfied
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• Nearby Words

family
famine
famish
famished
famous
famously
famousness

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Famished. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/famished
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