Ravenous
/ˈrævənəs/
Ravenous means being very, very hungry, like when you feel like you could eat a whole pizza or a big sandwich all by yourself!
Examples
- After running around the soccer field for an hour, I was ravenous and couldn’t wait to devour the pizza my mom had ordered for our team celebration.
- When I woke up from my nap, I felt so ravenous that I decided to make a giant sandwich piled high with turkey, cheese, and all my favorite toppings.
- During our camping trip, we hiked for miles, and by the time we reached the campsite, we were all ravenous and ready to cook the hot dogs and s'mores.
Synonyms
hungry
starving
famished
greedy
gluttonous
craving
Antonyms
full
satisfied
stuffed
nourished
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