Starving
Starving adjective - Feeling a desire or need for food.
Usage example: I missed lunch, and now I'm starving
Undernourished is a synonym for starving in deprived topic. In some cases you can use "Undernourished" instead an adjective "Starving", when it comes to topics like dying of hunger.
Undernourished
Undernourished adjective - Not getting adequate food.
Starving is a synonym for undernourished. You can use "Starving" instead an adjective "Undernourished".
Nearby Word: undernourishment
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- craving and starving
- craving and undernourished
- dying and starving
- dying and undernourished
- empty and starving
- empty and undernourished
- thin and starving
- thin and undernourished
- haggard and starving
- haggard and undernourished
- gaunt and starving
- gaunt and undernourished
- underfed and starving
- underfed and undernourished
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Undernourished and Starving. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/starving/undernourished
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