Hungers

Synonyms for "hungers" (14 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (4)

Noun(4 words)

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
faminefeel hungryfood shortagehungerlongstarvationyearn

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

15 entries
appetitebiological drivedesiredriveeconomic hardshipfood insecurityhomeostatic mechanismmass deprivationmotivationnecessityneed for sustenancephysiological statepsychological stateurgewant

More specific

16 entries
acute hungerambitionchronic hungercravingdesirefaminehunger for foodhunger for justicehunger for knowledgehunger for powerhunger for recognitionhunger pangsmass hungerphysiological hungerregional hungerstarvation

Collocations

12 entries
acute hungersglobal hungershunger for foodhunger for knowledgehunger for powerhunger pangshunger strikeintense hungerlingering hungersmass hungerspersistent hungersseasonal hungers

Inflections

2 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The whole world hungers for peace.

Source: tatoeba (273780)

My regret is that, in a world where one so often hungers in vain for friendship, where even not to be wilfully misunderstood is felt as a kindness, I shall never meet in person these appreciative readers, male and female, and shake them by the hand.

Source: tatoeba (11459468)

I know the community hungers for answers, and as a parent, I cannot imagine the grief of this family.

Source: tatoeba (11996030)

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