famished
The word “famished” has 2 syllables: fam-ished.
It's pronounced as /ˈfæmɪʃt/.
What is synonym and antonym for famished?
In the thesaurus, “famished” has 6 synonyms and 13 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for famished along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for famished
- broke
- hungry
- impoverished
- poor
- starved
- starving
Antonyms for famished
Meanings of famished
- verb
- To starve (to death); to kill or destroy with hunger.
- To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to distress with hunger.
- To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation or denial of anything necessary.
- To force or constrain by famine.
- To die of hunger; to starve.
- To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish.
- To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary.
- adjective
- Extremely hungry.
Example Sentences
- After the long hike, we were absolutely famished and ready for a big meal.
- The stray dog looked famished, so we gave it some food.
- She was so famished that she ate three servings of dinner.
- By the time the meeting ended, everyone was famished and rushed to the cafeteria.
- He felt famished after skipping breakfast and lunch.
On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to famished, such as: affluent, broke, fat, flush, full, hungry, impoverished.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
unaffluent
- bankrupt
- beggarly
- broke
- deprived
- destitute
- disadvantaged
- dispossessed
- down-and-out
- famished
- hard up
- impecunious
- impoverished
- indigent
- necessitous
- needful
- needy
- penniless
- penurious
- poor
- underprivileged