FAMISHMENT Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

famishment

noun

Definition of famishment

as in hunger

a need or desire for food there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment

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Noun

Creating brand hunger while ensuring brands remain the pinnacle of creative prestige is no small feat.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Human traffickers are turning children’s hunger, desperation and need for affection into tools of exploitation, a Colorado city police sergeant warned after his dedicated unit’s first year brought dozens of survivors to safety.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hunger

Noun

Of note for more adventurous appetites are the oxtail and blue cheese pizza or Zambian whole bream fish.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The asset manager is among a growing number of global firms in Abu Dhabi’s financial center, ADGM, drawn by proximity to sovereign wealth funds like ADIA and Mubadala, family offices, and the region’s expanding appetite for private credit.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of appetite

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Wells' family and their lawyers disputed the grand jury's findings, pointing to unexplained bruising on the back of his head and noting that his airways and stomach were devoid of water.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Keith died in February 2024 following a battle with stomach cancer.

— Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of stomach

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However, sometime within the past three years, an unknown person apparently hacked the mission’s voicemail, rerecording the greeting message as a satirical monologue about mass starvation and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Those being deported today weren’t captured and sold into bondage; many left home to escape civil war, gang violence or starvation.

— Karen Masterson, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of starvation

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