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Synonyms of thirsty in English:

thirsty


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adjective

1‘the boys were hot and thirsty’

SYNONYMS
longing for a drink, in need of a drink, dry, dehydrated
informal parched, gasping
British informal spitting feathers
Australian, New Zealand informal spitting chips
rare athirst, thirstful, droughty, sitient

2‘the thirsty soil’

SYNONYMS
dry, arid, dried out, dried up, as dry as a bone, parched, baked, desiccated, waterless, moistureless
rare droughty
ANTONYMS

waterlogged

3‘they were thirsty for power’

SYNONYMS
eager, hungry, greedy, thirsting, consumed with desire, avid, craving, longing, yearning, lusting, burning, desirous, hankering, itching
informal dying