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Synonyms for predatory

  • adjective

Most common

greedy voracious rapacious ravening marauding predaceous

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Rapacious

rapacious, ravening, greedy, voracious, ravenous, raptorial, vulturous, vulturine

Other

marauding, predaceous

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of, or relating to a predator.

Related words

Word family
predaceous predation predator prey

Example sentences

  • greedy Don't be so greedy or you'll wind up with nothing.
  • voracious Piranhas are big, voracious fish with sharp teeth.
  • rapacious Ukrainians don't deserve to be invaded by a rapacious army.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
predatoryrising
greedyrising
voraciousrising
rapaciousrising
raveningrising
maraudingrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
greedy2
8 letters
ravenous3, ravening
9 letters
voracious3, marauding3, rapacious3, raptorial4, vulturous, vulturine
10 letters
predaceous3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (greedy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

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