26
hungry(adjective, empty, avid, wishful, piggish)
20
starved(verb, adjective, empty, gross, avid)
18
famished(adjective, hungry, insufficiency, ravenous, starved)
16
ravenous(adjective, empty, gross, avid, greedy)
12
voracious(adjective, empty, gross, avid, greedy)
8
underfed(adjective, hungry, famished, starved, underweight)
8
undernourished(adjective, wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
7
empty(adjective, gross, avid, hungry, voracious)
7
poor
6
starvation
5
craving(adjective, wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
5
malnourished(adjective, wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
5
peckish(adjective, wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
4
hungering(adjective, empty, wishful, piggish, begging)
4
meagre
4
starve
3
esurient(adjective, wishful, piggish, begging, tight-fisted)
3
unfed
3
haggard(adjective, hungry, ravenous, famished, starved)
3
skinny(adjective, hungry, ravenous, famished, starved)
<1234510>
11 years ago|5.4k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). starving thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/starving/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "starving thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/starving/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, starving thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/starving/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "starving thesaurus" 17 July 2015. Web. 22 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/starving/thesaurus/synonyms>