Hungry and Keen

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Hungry adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

Usage example: hungry for the latest news

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Keen is a synonym for hungry in eager topic. In some cases you can use "Keen" instead an adjective "Hungry", when it comes to topics like starving.

Nearby Words: hunger, hungrily

Keen adjective - Showing urgent desire or interest.

Usage example: a keen hunger for fame and fortune in the fashion industry

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Hungry is a synonym for keen. You can use "Hungry" instead an adjective "Keen".

Nearby Words: keenness, keenly

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Keen and Hungry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hungry/keen

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