Hungry and Wistful

Hungry

Hungry adjective - Feeling a desire or need for food.

Wistful and hungry are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Wistful" instead an adjective "Hungry".

Nearby Words: hunger, hungrily

Wistful

Wistful adjective - Showing pensive sadness.
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Synonyms for Wistful

Hungry and wistful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hungry" instead an adjective "Wistful".

Nearby Word: wistfully
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Wistful and Hungry. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hungry/wistful
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Wistful or Hungry. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hungry/wistful.
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