famished
Very hungry after going without food for a long time.
famished in a sentence
- After missing lunch, Ruby was so famished she could have eaten the whole loaf by herself.
- After a whole day of sledging, the famished children wolfed down big bowls of hot stew.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to famished?
- Asatisfied
- Bstarving
- Cstuffed
- Dfull
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B: starving. The other three mean the opposite of famished.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to famished?
- Astarving
- Bhungry
- Cempty
- Dfull
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D: full. The other three mean nearly the same as famished.
Words that mean something similar
starving, hungry, empty
Words that mean the opposite
full, stuffed, satisfied
More words about emotions & feelings
- fatigue: A feeling of great tiredness.
- fervent: Showing very strong and sincere feelings.
- flabbergasted: So surprised that you do not know what to say.
- fluster: To make someone feel nervous, confused and rushed.
- foreboding: A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- forlorn: Lonely, sad and left all alone.
- frantic: Wild with worry, fear or hurry.
- fraught: Full of worry or danger.
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