go hungry

VERB

fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

STRONG

diet famish forbear refrain starve

WEAK

deny oneself not eat

Antonyms

STRONG

indulge

WEAK

eat glut gorge stuff

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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People were forced to go hungry, choosing between paying for bills or for food, or not eating to ensure children were fed.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

But a doctor "told me that I needed to remember they are not there to accommodate me... that their only responsibility is to ensure that detainees do not go hungry," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

One even jumped on to the stage, demanding the management give up their generous bonuses, ironically waving a string of Swiss bratwursts under their noses "in case you go hungry".

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

“No one should go hungry in America — period,” Max Rettig, Vice President and Global Head of Public Policy at DoorDash, said in a statement.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

“I suppose you’d find it less repugnant to go hungry every morning!”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

go hungry

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