Thesaurus:thirsty

Thesaurus

thirsty

English

Adjective

Sense: desirous of drink; having a physical need for drink

Synonyms

• adry (archaic)
• athirst (archaic)
• drouthy (Scotland, US)
• droughty (archaic)
• dry    [⇒ thesaurus]
• parched
• thirstful
• thirsty
• unslaked

Antonyms

• nonthirsty
• unthirsty
• sated
• satiated
• slaked

Hyponyms

• dry as a dead dingo's donger (Australia)
• gasping (UK)
• hydropic (obsolete)
• hydropical (obsolete)

Hypernyms

• appetited
• desirous

Various

• spit cotton (Verb)
• spit feathers (Verb)

See also

• Thesaurus:craving
• Thesaurus:drunk
• Thesaurus:hungry

Further reading

• “865. desire” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “thirsty” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.