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   Rav·en·ous

   /ˈrav(ə)nəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. extremely hungry: "I'd been out all day and was ravenous" Similar very hungrystarvingstarvedfamishedinformal:with one's stomach cleaving to one's backbonerare:sharp-setesurientOpposite full
   • ▪ (of hunger or need) very great; voracious: "a ravenous appetite" Similar voraciousinsatiableraveningwolfishgreedygluttonousgannet-likeliterary:insatiaterare:edacious

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ravineus, from raviner ‘to ravage’ (see raven2).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ravenously adverb
   • 2. ravenousness noun

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   • About midnight he awakened and was aware at once of a ravenous hunger. On this page you'll find 48 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ravenous, such as: ferocious, greedy, insatiable, rapacious, voracious, and avaricious. From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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   How is the word ravenous different from other adjectives?

   • How is the word ravenous different from other adjectives like it? Some common synonyms of ravenous are gluttonous, rapacious, and voracious. While all these words mean "excessively greedy," ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

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   What is the opposite of ravenous?

   • "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy". Synonyms: starving, rapacious, avid, sharp-set, greedy, esurient, ravenous, starved, voracious, devouring(a), wolfish, edacious, ravening. Antonyms: thirsty.

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   What does it mean if you are ravenous?

   • If you are ravenous, you are extremely hungry. Amy realized that she had eaten nothing since leaving home that morning, and she was ravenous. She began to eat ravenously. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Synonyms for RAVENOUS: greedy, hungry, voracious, starving, gluttonous, starved, rapacious, piggish; Antonyms of RAVENOUS: satisfied, full, content, stuffed, sated, satiated, glutted.

   • Some common synonyms of ravenous are gluttonous, rapacious, and voracious. While all these words mean "excessively greedy," ravenous implies excess...
   • The meanings of gluttonous and ravenous largely overlap; however, gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially b...
   • The words rapacious and ravenous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquis...
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   Extremely hungry or starved. Having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something. Adjective. . Devouring or wanting great quantities of food. voracious. gluttonous. greedy. edacious. insatiable. ravening. rapacious. insatiate. wolfish. devouring. esurient. hoggish. piggish. swinish. avaricious. covetous. gannet-like. piggy. hungry.

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   Synonyms of ravenous. 1. : rapacious. ravenous wolves. 2. : very eager or greedy for food, satisfaction, or gratification. a ravenous appetite. ravenously adverb. ravenousness noun. Did you know? ravishing or ravenous? Ravenous and ravishing are not synonyms, and mixing these two words may lead to potentially awkward writing or conversation.

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   1 (adjective) in the sense of starving. Definition. very hungry. a pack of ravenous animals. Synonyms. starving. starved. very hungry. famished. esurient. See examples for synonyms. Opposites. full , glutted , sated , satiated. 2 (adjective) in the sense of greedy. He had moderated his ravenous appetite. Synonyms. greedy. insatiable. avaricious.

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   Synonyms for ravenous. Collins. Roget's. WordNet. adj starving. Synonyms. starving. starved. very hungry. famished. esurient. Antonyms. full. glutted. sated. satiated. adj greedy. Synonyms. greedy. insatiable. avaricious. covetous. grasping. insatiate.