ESURIENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

esurient

adjective

i-ˈsu̇r-ē-ənt

Definition of esurient

as in greedy

having a huge appetite the deli is frequented by young, single professionals, esurient after those long hours spent staring at the monitor of a computer

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Through its own websites, the mysterious group has been portraying itself as vigilantes out to rein in greedy video game developers.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
One of Nader’s grandsons, Shah Rukh, was tortured by a greedy court eunuch named Agha Muhammad to force him to reveal the location of the invaluable diamond.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of greedy

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The scenes were ravenous, and the pressure to play well, regardless of any physical or mental condition, is immense.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
This franchise has proven the ability to spin anything — to keep ravenous fans on the line under any circumstance.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 July 2026

Definition of ravenous

Adjective

America’s Semiquincentennial was celebrated across the country this summer with big, dumb, gluttonous fun.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gluttonous

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The main thing stock folks are worried about – the voracious consumption and headlong deployment of capital for AI – is now the thing lifting rates and potentially restraining growth elsewhere.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Trump is a voracious consumer of media and pushes out commentary on his social media platform in real-time.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of voracious

Adjective

Inter Miami is hungry to get back on track after the recent slump.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The continent's sweltering summer has meanwhile boosted demand for air conditioning and other energy-hungry appliances at a time when demand for gas, widely used for Europe's heating and cooking needs, naturally falls.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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