ravenous

Examples

• All

• I had been taught that dragons were ravenous beasts, their hunger never restrained or sated.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The cat had grown thin in the past few months, though he'd developed a ravenous appetite.

  Fiction book (1991)

• that baby was absolutely ravenous

  Beware! The Blob (1972)

• The real problem is their ravenous appetite.

  Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)

• And it's only been a few hours since we ate, but I was absolutely ravenous!

  Fiction book (1991)

• "Since she'd missed the Grand Ball and slept most of the day, Deva was ravenous.

  Fiction book (1997)

• You look ravenous, mate.

  Ghosted (2023)

• The lions, ravenous with hunger, approached Agapitus, yet they would not harm him.

  Touch (1997)

• Gulping air and grinding his teeth, he awoke to a ravenous hunger, which only seemed to increase as he ate.

• For millions of ravenous fans, hot dogs, not tofu, are the sacramental substance of sporting rites.

  Academic text (2000)

Synonyms

H

hungry

vsravenous

∞ 1.0

Feeling a need to eat

is much stronger than ordinary need and shows extreme appetite

I

insatiable

vsravenous

39 7.5

Always wanting more and never feeling satisfied

is a strong hunger that can be satisfied by eating enough

V

voracious

vsravenous

19 7.5

Having a very large hunger for food or learning

applies mainly to food desire rather than broad eagerness

G

gluttonous

vsravenous

3 7.2

Someone who always eats or drinks too much

is intense hunger itself rather than habitual overindulgence

F

famished

vsravenous

• Informal

1 5.1

Very hungry and needing to eat right away

is extreme hunger but not always tied to physical weakness

S

sharp-set

vsravenous

1 9.1

Feeling very hungry and ready to eat a lot

describes very strong appetite without stressing keenness or readiness

R

rapacious

vsravenous

1 8.9

Very hungry and likely to eat large amounts of food

is strong hunger but without the offensively greedy or predatory shade

S

starved

vsravenous

2.1

A person or animal who is very hungry because they have no food

describes extreme hunger without implying long term deprivation

E

esurient

vsravenous

• Archaic

9.9

Very hungry and wanting a lot of food or money

focuses on strong appetite for food rather than greediness

R

ravening

vsravenous

9.9

Very hungry or greedy and acting in a violent way to take what others have

is about great appetite without the predatory or aggressive tone

W

wolfish

vsravenous

7.2

Being very hungry and wanting to eat a lot

means great hunger but without the animalistic or wild image

E

edacious

vsravenous

• Formal

9.9

Eating large amounts of food

is the plain, common expression for very strong hunger

Antonyms

F

full

853 1.0

Not wanting more food or drink after eating enough

S

satiated

1 5.5

Having eaten enough that you do not want more food

How Hungry

starving

1 1.4

ravenous

18 6.0

hungry

∞ 1.0

peckish

• UK

5 7.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology