hungry

[huhng-gree] / ˈhʌŋ gri /

ADJECTIVE

starving; desirous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eager greedy keen ravenous starved

WEAK

athirst avid carnivorous could eat a horse covetous craving edacious empty esurient famished famishing flying light got the munchies hankering hoggish hollow hungered insatiate omnivorous on empty stomach piggish rapacious unfilled unsatisfied voracious yearning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

full unenthusiastic

WEAK

replete satiated satisfied stuffed

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, her 3-year-old pats his belly when he’s hungry for his favorite fruits like strawberries.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

Let’s hope Lakers sign some hungry free agents this summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The sense of community one can find in a congregation hungry for spiritual nourishment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

"An active supermassive black hole is like a hungry predator dominating the ecosystem," he said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

I went the length of the wall, searching, so hungry my mouth was watering for those limpets.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff