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

Need another word that means the same as “thirsty”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “thirsty” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Thirsty” are: athirst, hungry, in need of a drink, dry, dehydrated, arid, dried out, dried up, parched, baked, desiccated, waterless, eager, greedy, avid, longing, yearning, burning, desirous

Thirsty as an Adjective

Definitions of "Thirsty" as an adjective

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

• (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous.
• Having or showing a strong desire for something.
• (of an engine, plant, or crop) consuming a lot of fuel or water.
• (of land or plants) in need of water; dry or parched.
• Extremely desirous.
• Feeling a need or desire to drink.
• (of activity, weather, or a time) causing thirst.
• Having or showing strong sexual desire for someone.
• Feeling a need to drink something.
• Able to take in large quantities of moisture.
• Needing moisture.

Synonyms of "Thirsty" as an adjective (19 Words)

arid	Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless. His arid years in suburbia.
athirst	Thirsty. Athirst for knowledge.
avid	Having an eager desire for. She was avid for information about the murder inquiry.
baked	Dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight. Baked apples.
burning	Of immediate import. He had a burning ambition to climb to the upper reaches of management.
dehydrated	Suffering from excessive loss of water from the body. Dehydrated mashed potatoes.
desiccated	Preserved by removing natural moisture. Desiccated coconut.
desirous	Having or expressing desire for something. The Pope was desirous of peace in Europe.
dried out	Not still wet.
dried up	Not still wet.
dry	Of noodles not served in a soup but in a sauce or with dry ingredients. Rattled off the facts in a dry mechanical manner.
eager	Strongly wanting to do or have something. Young intellectuals eager for knowledge.
greedy	Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. Greedy for fame.
hungry	Causing hunger. I was feeling ravenously hungry.
in need of a drink	Directed or bound inward.
longing	Having or showing a yearning desire. Her longing eyes.
parched	Extremely thirsty. Parched corn.
waterless	Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. A waterless well.
yearning	Involving or expressing yearning. A yearning hope.

Usage Examples of "Thirsty" as an adjective

• Encouragement is as water to a thirsty plant.
• A huge thirsty 5.3-litre engine.
• Thirsty fields under a rainless sky.
• Farmers still grow thirsty crops like rice and alfalfa.
• Joe was as thirsty for scandal as anyone else.
• The Guides were hot and thirsty.
• The earth was dry and thirsty.
• She's not even looking at you. Stop being so thirsty.
• Modelling is thirsty work.
• Thirsty towels.
• Thirsty for information.

Associations of "Thirsty" (30 Words)

absorbent	A material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance. Absorbent kitchen paper.
climate	A region with a particular climate. He had grown up in a hot climate.
damp	Damp air or atmosphere. Clothes damp with perspiration.
dampness	The state or condition of being slightly wet. The dampness in the air.
dehydrate	Preserve by removing all water and liquids from. The heat dehydrated us even when we stood still.
drench	Drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged. A drench of sack.
drenched	Abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination. Drenched in moonlight.
dry	A dry or covered place. He s been dry for ten years.
dusty	Covered with, full of, or resembling dust. A dusty pile of books.
evaporation	The process of extracting moisture. Thousands of employees witnessed the rapid evaporation of their retirement plans.
humid	Containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor. Humid weather.
humidity	A quantity representing the amount of water vapour in the atmosphere or in a gas. The humidity should be supplied by regularly spraying the leaves.
hungry	Having a strong desire or craving. A party hungry for power.
jungle	A location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival. It s a jungle out there.
marshland	Land consisting of marshes. Marshland landscapes.
marshy	Characteristic of or resembling a marsh; waterlogged. A marshy coastline.
moist	Marked by a fluid discharge. Eyes moist with tears.
moisture	Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface. In freshly felled wood the moisture content varies.
moisturize	Make (more) humid. Revitalize your face moisturize your skin.
parched	Dried out with heat. The parched earth.
precipitation	The quantity of water falling to earth at a specific place within a specified period of time. Cora was already regretting her precipitation.
semiarid	Somewhat arid. A semiarid region with little annual rainfall.
soggy	Having the consistency of dough because of insufficient leavening or improper cooking. We squelched through the soggy ground.
sponge	Gather sponges in the ocean. She repainted the walls white then sponged them in turquoise green and lilac.
swampy	Characteristic of or resembling a swamp. A swampy area.
thirst	Strong desire for something (not food or drink. A few could drink while many thirsted.
tropics	The part of the Earth’s surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; characterized by a hot climate.
unquenchable	Not able to be quenched. His enthusiasm was unquenchable.
vapor	The process of becoming a vapor.
wet	Make one s bed or clothes wet by urinating. This eight year old boy still wets his bed.