starved (Meaning)
starved (s)
suffering from lack of food
extremely hungry
Synonyms & Antonyms of starved
Synonyms:
- piggy
- ravenous
- insatiable
- piggish
- greedy
- hoggish
- undernourished
- malnourished
- empty
- voracious
- rapacious
- gluttonous
- wolfish
- underfed
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
starved Sentence Examples
- The refugees, having been stranded for days, were starving to death.
- The nation was ravaged by famine, leaving people starved and destitute.
- Her anorexia had left her body emaciated and starved of nutrients.
- The emaciated dog's ribs protruded as if it had been starved for weeks.
- The villagers were starved for news of the outside world.
- Her love for him was like a fire that starved for attention.
- The city's economy was starved of investment, leading to widespread unemployment.
- The athlete starved himself of carbohydrates in order to make weight for the competition.
- The starving artist struggled to sell his paintings, despite their exceptional talent.
- The scientist starved the bacteria of nutrients to observe how it adapted.
FAQs About the word starved
suffering from lack of food, extremely hungry
starving, hungry, peckish,famished, piggy, ravenous, insatiable, piggish, greedy, hoggish
satisfied, full, full, satiated, sated, satisfied, satiated, sated, overfull, engorged
The refugees, having been stranded for days, were starving to death.
The nation was ravaged by famine, leaving people starved and destitute.
Her anorexia had left her body emaciated and starved of nutrients.
The emaciated dog's ribs protruded as if it had been starved for weeks.
