Synonyms & related words for appetite

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of appetite — including appetency, appetence, thirst, avidity, hungriness, hankering. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to appetite

Explore words related to appetite — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include orectic, inappetence, cravings, appetitive, insatiety, edacious, insatiableness, ravenousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for appetite

Common synonyms for appetite include appetency, appetence, thirst, avidity, hungriness, hankering, edacity, voracity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does appetite come from?

The word appetite breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pet-, from Latin peto (“seek, strive for”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.