FAMISHED Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

famished

adjective

ˈfa-misht

Definition of famished

as in hungry

feeling a desire or need for food after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished

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as in impoverished

lacking money or material possessions a group of local citizens working to ease the plight of the famished families in their community

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Recent Examples of famished Hiking the craggy landscape of Pinnacles National Park, forged by volcanic eruptions so long ago, might leave one as famished as a California condor — which indeed call these badlands home. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 Last year, the Arizona Department of Game and Fish recorded a spike in human-bear conflicts, evidence that food scarcity was driving famished bears into human territory. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026 The famished can enjoy acai bowls, smoothies, toasts (avocado or almond butter and jam), sandwiches, pastries and wraps. — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026 The fan base is well past famished for a seventh. — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for famished

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Adjective

Big tech firms in the US are pouring billions into advanced nuclear power to feed energy-hungry artificial intelligence.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The Dodgers needed a healthy Ohtani to deal with a young, hungry ballclub like the Brewers.

— Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of hungry

Adjective

The impoverished Reds work as slave labor in the mines of Mars, while the super-strong Golds rule the solar system and war on each other.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors accuse him of participating in schemes to divert hundreds of millions of dollars from Venezuelan government programs intended to provide housing, food and other necessities to the country’s impoverished population.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of impoverished

Adjective

Measles usually kills two or three people in every 1,000 cases, the WHO says, but the disease can be more deadly in poorer nations because of factors such as malnutrition.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
That receiver sends that poor defender into next week at the pylon.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of poor

Adjective

Chastain goes for broke with melodrama as both the real and fake Mommies.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
The fact that the region’s broke local government is paying a total of 12 million for a renewable partnership with the Centre Pompidou doesn’t help.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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