STARVATION: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STARVATION?

Need another word that means the same as “starvation”? Find 9 synonyms and 30 related words for “starvation” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Starvation” are: starving, famishment, extreme hunger, lack of food, famine, want, undernourishment, malnourishment, fasting

Starvation as a Noun

Definitions of "Starvation" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “starvation” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine.
• A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.
• Suffering or death caused by lack of food.

Synonyms of "Starvation" as a noun (9 Words)

extreme hunger	The point located farthest from the middle of something.
famine	Extreme scarcity of food. The famine of 1921 2.
famishment	A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period.
fasting	Abstaining from food.
lack of food	The state of needing something that is absent or unavailable.
malnourishment	Not having enough food to develop or function normally. The horse showed serious signs of malnourishment.
starving	The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine.
undernourishment	Not having enough food to develop or function normally. Children lost to diseases compounded by undernourishment.
want	The state of being poor and in need of essentials; poverty. For want of a nail the shoe was lost.

Usage Examples of "Starvation" as a noun

• They were charged with the starvation of children in their care.
• The besiegers used starvation to induce surrender.
• Thousands died of starvation.

Associations of "Starvation" (30 Words)

anemia	A deficiency of red blood cells.
crave	Plead or ask for earnestly. Will craved for family life.
craving	A powerful desire for something. A craving for chocolate.
dehydration	The loss or removal of water from something. From an inspection of plants undergoing dehydration there was no evidence of root damage.
desiccation	The removal of moisture from something. Stems were stored in plastic bags to prevent desiccation.
dry	A dry or covered place. Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
empty	Make void or empty of contents. Her life felt empty and meaningless.
exhaustion	The action of using something up or the state of being used up. The rapid exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves.
famine	Extreme scarcity of food. The famine of 1921 2.
famish	Be hungry; go without food. Many famished in the countryside during the drought.
fatigue	Loose clothing, typically khaki, olive drab, or camouflaged, of a sort worn by soldiers on active duty. After watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue.
frost	The formation of frost or ice on a surface. No one has managed to stop outdoor heat exchangers frosting up during winter.
frostbite	Injury to body tissues caused by exposure to extreme cold, typically affecting the nose, fingers, or toes and often resulting in gangrene. When they rescued him he was suffering from frostbite.
frostbitten	Injured by freezing or partial freezing. Frostbitten fingers.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. Her hunger for knowledge.
hypothermia	Subnormal body temperature. She was suffering from hypothermia.
indigence	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. Their indigence appalled him.
malnutrition	Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of the right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat. Nearly 67 of the country s population suffers from malnutrition.
mealtime	The hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten. Family life seemed to revolve around mealtimes.
pauper	A recipient of relief under the provisions of the Poor Law or of public charity. He died a pauper.
pauperism	A state of extreme poverty or destitution.
pellagra	A disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by m.
penury	A state of extreme poverty or destitution. He couldn t face another year of penury.
predation	An act of plundering and pillaging and marauding. The old story of male predation and female vulnerability.
scurvy	Worthless or contemptible. The ravages of scurvy.
starve	Die of food deprivation. The Royalists were starved out after eleven days.
sunstroke	Sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat.
thirst	Have a strong desire for something. A thirst for knowledge.
unhealthy	Not having or showing good health. Unhealthy ulcers.
wasting	Causing a person or a part of the body to become progressively weaker and more emaciated. A wasting disease.