Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nourish

2 senses of nourish

Sense 1
nourish, nurture, sustain -- (provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children")
       => provide, supply, ply, cater -- (give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests")

Sense 2
nutrify, aliment, nourish -- (give nourishment to)
       => feed, give -- (give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat")

Antonyms of adj nourished

1 sense of nourished

Sense 1
nourished (vs. malnourished) -- (being provided with adequate nourishment)

malnourished (vs. nourished) -- (not being provided with adequate nourishment)
        => foodless -- (being without food)
        => ill-fed, underfed, undernourished -- (not getting adequate food; "gaunt underfed children"; "badly undernourished")
        => starved, starving -- (suffering from lack of food)
        => unfed -- (not fed)
        => unnourished -- (not nourished)

Similarity of adj nourished

1 sense of nourished

Sense 1
nourished (vs. malnourished) -- (being provided with adequate nourishment)
       => corn-fed -- (fed on corn; "corn-fed livestock")
       => full, replete (predicate) -- (filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach")
       => well-fed, well-nourished -- (properly nourished)
       => overfed -- (too well nourished)
       => stall-fed -- ((of livestock) kept and fed in a stall in order to fatten for the market)