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

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

The synonyms of “Starving” are: starved, dying of hunger, dying from lack of food, faint from lack of food, deprived of food, undernourished, malnourished, unfed, starvation

Starving as a Noun

Definitions of "Starving" as a noun

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

• The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine.

Synonyms of "Starving" as a noun (1 Word)

starvation

The act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine. They were charged with the starvation of children in their care.

Starving as an Adjective

Definitions of "Starving" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “starving” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Suffering or dying from hunger.
• Suffering from lack of food.

Synonyms of "Starving" as an adjective (8 Words)

deprived of food	Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences.
dying from lack of food	Eagerly desirous.
dying of hunger	Eagerly desirous.
faint from lack of food	Deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc.
malnourished	Not being provided with adequate nourishment.
starved	Suffering from lack of food. The family was starved and ragged.
undernourished	Having insufficient food or other substances for good health and condition. Badly undernourished.
unfed	Not given support. A grudge that remained unfed.

Usage Examples of "Starving" as an adjective

• The world's starving children.

Associations of "Starving" (30 Words)

appetite	A feeling of craving something. An appetite for life.
craving	An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate.
desperate	Desperately determined. There is a desperate shortage of teachers.
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. OK Linley what s eating you.
empty	A bottle or glass left empty of its contents. An empty room.
famish	Die of food deprivation. Many famished in the countryside during the drought.
famished	Extremely hungry. I m famished is there anything to eat.
fasting	Abstaining from food.
glutton	A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess. He s a glutton for adventure.
gluttonous	Excessively greedy. A gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.
hunger	Feel or suffer hunger. When he had fasted forty days and forty nights he afterwards hungered.
hungry	(usually followed by `for’) extremely desirous. I always find art galleries hungry work.
impecunious	Having little or no money. A titled but impecunious family.
malnourished	Not being provided with adequate nourishment.
orphan	Make a child an orphan. He was left an orphan as a small boy.
penniless	(of a person) having no money; very poor. A penniless young student.
poverty	The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount. The poverty of her imagination.
ravenous	(of hunger or need) very great; voracious. A ravenous appetite.
repletion	Eating until excessively full.
satiety	The feeling or state of being sated. A molecule that seems to regulate satiety.
skinny	A pair of skinny jeans or trousers. In the winter I live in skinny jeans and boots.
starve	Deprive of a necessity and cause suffering. Seven million starved to death.
stomach	Any of a number of organs analogous to the stomach in lower animals. She doesn t have the stomach to eat anything.
tantalize	Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable. She still tantalized him.
thirst	Have a craving, appetite, or great desire for. He is oblivious to all the thirst around him.
thirsty	(usually followed by `for’) extremely desirous. Thirsty towels.
underweight	Being very thin. We feared the hot air balloon had been underweighted.
unhealthy	(of a person’s attitude or behaviour) not sensible or well balanced. An unhealthy climate.
unquenchable	Impossible to quench. Unquenchable thirst.
voracious	Excessively greedy and grasping. Voracious sharks.