unfed

Examples

• All

• The animals went unfed, the mail stayed in the mailbox till the last day, and Grandma got all her papers at once on the final day.

  Blog text (12)

• He knew they had been locked up all day and left unfed.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Matthew invited him to stay the night, but doing so would mean the calves went unfed.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The animal couldn't move away in its traces, and so it just stood there, trembling, its ribs showing through a dull bay coat because, I guessed, it had gone unfed for a long time.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In the quiet village, it was heartbreaking to see so many stray dogs left unfed during the winter months.

• The charity ensured that no family would go unfed during the holiday season, providing meals for everyone.

• As the days passed, the house felt emptier, and the plants were becoming unfed, slowly wilting without care.

Synonyms

M

malnourished

vsunfed

4 5.6

A person or animal that does not have enough food and is weak

is less about health effects and more about lack of provision

U

underfed

vsunfed

3 3.4

Not having enough food to be healthy

is broader, covering lack of actual provision or of other support

U

undernourished

vsunfed

1 4.4

Not having enough food to stay healthy and grow

is broader, also covering lack of help or nonfood support

I

ill-fed

vsunfed

1 5.5

Not getting enough food to stay healthy

is broader, including lack of other kinds of support beyond food

U

unnourished

vsunfed

7.5

Not having enough food or nutrients to grow and stay healthy

is broader, including lack of food or other forms of support

E

empty-bellied

vsunfed

4.1

Feeling hungry and weak

is broader, covering absence of food or wider support not just hunger

Antonyms

N

nourished

2.7

Having enough good food to be healthy and grow

How Fed

well-fed

20 1.1

hungry

∞ 1.0

unfed

1 4.1

underfed

3 3.4

starving

1 1.4

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Etymology