Hunger and Stimulus

Hunger

Hunger noun - A need or desire for food.

Stimulus and hunger are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stimulus" instead a noun "Hunger".

Nearby Words: hungry, hungered, hungering

Stimulus

Stimulus noun - Something that arouses action or activity.
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Synonyms for Stimulus

Hunger and stimulus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hunger" instead a noun "Stimulus".

How words are described

physical physical hunger physical stimulus
direct direct hunger direct stimulus
constant constant hunger constant stimulus
extreme extreme hunger extreme stimulus
Other adjectives: unnatural, sexual, new, sudden, environmental.

Both words in one sentence

  • Food Pills Moreover, a crucial stimulus for satiation — the cessation of hunger — comes from stretch receptors of the gastric lining and from the hormone ghrelin.
    Source: Food Pills
  • Hunger operates only in response to stimulus.
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