appetite

noun

ˈa-pə-ˌtīt How to pronounce appetite (audio)
Definition of appetitenext
1
as in hunger
a need or desire for food don't eat before dinner, as it will spoil your appetite

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2
as in craving
a strong wish for something an appetite for adventure

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3
as in liking
positive regard for something he has expensive appetites

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4
as in thirst
urgent desire or interest an athlete with an appetite for in-your-face competition

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Recent Examples of appetite Robert Half says, from an employment standpoint, there's more of an appetite to find people with specific skills that can make an impact with the company quickly. — Shardaa Gray, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 While this is a clear indication of the appetite for fashion among different body shapes, this alone does not incentivize his stance. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 Russia's heavy bombardment of the power grid ahead of winter has been an annual feature of the war, aimed at wearing down Ukraine's appetite for the fight by denying civilians heat and running water. — Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026 In London, hundreds of people turned up in the financial district for a Wednesday morning dance-off before work, as appetite grows worldwide for daytime raves. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for appetite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for appetite
  1. hunger
  2. craving
  3. liking
  4. thirst
  5. stomach
  6. desire
  7. like
  8. enthusiasm
Noun
  • Hardware demand Despite these concerns, the sector's hunger for chips doesn't seem to be letting up, as seen in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's record quarter.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Jasper, in Chicago, understands the risk of silencing those hunger cues.
    — Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hunger
Noun
  • The books below will satisfy your bog witch cravings, while also reminding you of the real-world importance of bogs as bulwarks against climate change, cradles of biodiversity, and keepers of ancestral memory.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Another is Gimme Gummy, a craving for squishy, jelly-like textures in everything from candy to phone cases.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of craving
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  • Anyone who’s had a game console and played Madden has arranged depth charts to their liking and made game-management decisions to feel like a head coach.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This flamboyantly ambitious novel, which takes place in a version of Atlanta known as Atlantis, follows the life of George Washington Jonson, a Black cop with a liking for white women.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of liking
Noun
  • There was no nasty DM needed or a post calling out the fan's thirst.
    — Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But neither remedy has removed the need for fossil fuels and no price spike has changed the thirst for oil.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of thirst
Noun
  • However, as surveillance footage was being reviewed, video from June 2026 showed Cantrell with a larger stomach, police said.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives obtained video footage of Cantrell from a few months prior, and her stomach area appeared larger, the affidavit states.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stomach
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  • Trump has expressed his desire to acquire Greenland since 2019 and, during his second term, issued threats to seize the territory from Denmark, a NATO ally.
    — Stefanie Dazio, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Gray Wielebinski’s new site-specific Production (2026) will transform the fair’s public toilets into an intimate olfactory environment, where scent, bodily function, privacy, desire, and surveillance will converge.
    — Jade Wilson, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of desire
Noun
  • The playwright Aristophanes’ account of love was the soul’s clocking of its like in another.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Within days, the image racked up nearly 500,000 likes, including from peers in the entertainment industry, despite the page being labeled as a fan account.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of like
Noun
  • Zelensky does not appear to be in a rush to hold elections and the public has shown little enthusiasm for heading to the polls as bombs fly overhead.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The strongman is failing, even as the opposition struggles to inspire a great deal of conviction and enthusiasm.
    — Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026
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