Synonyms of starving

Noun

1. starvation, starving, privation, deprivation

usage: the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine; "the besiegers used starvation to induce surrender"; "they were charged with the starvation of children in their care"

Verb

1. starve, hunger, famish, suffer, hurt

usage: be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!"

2. starve, famish, die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it

usage: die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"

3. starve, famish, deprive

usage: deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners"

4. crave, hunger, thirst, starve, lust, desire, want

usage: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

5. starve, deprive

usage: deprive of a necessity and cause suffering; "he is starving her of love"; "The engine was starved of fuel"

Adjective

1. starved, starving, malnourished (vs. nourished)

usage: suffering from lack of food