Predatory

//ˈpɹɛdət(ə)ɹi//

Synonyms for "predatory" (49 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (10)

marauding aggressive all-devouring all-engulfing avaricious bloodsucking carnivorous despoiling extortionate ferocious

Strong matches (15)

grabby grasping greedy larcenous looting lupine mercenary parasitic pillaging plundering plunderous predaceous

Adjective(2 words)

marauding predaceous

Adjective(1 words)

predaceous

Related words (24)

predacious rapacious raptorial ravaging ravening ravenous robbing sharkish sly spoliatory thieving usurious voracious vulturine vulturous wolfish

Adjective(1 words)

predacious

Adjective(7 words)

predacious raiding rapacious raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

marauding predaceous

Related terms

5 entries

predaceous predacious predation predator prey

derived

16 entries

antipredatory macropredatory mesopredatory micropredatory nonpredatory predatorially predatorily predatoriness predatorious predatory conference predatory incursion predatory journal predatory pricing predatory publishing predatory tunicate unpredatory

derived from

1 entries

atory

related to

9 entries

animal exploiting gain living personal predaceous predator preying victimizing

similar

4 entries

acquisitive aggressive offensive

Translations

26 translations across 15 languages.

Armenian

1 entries

գիշատիչ adj (relating to predators)

Bulgarian

1 entries

хищен adj (relating to predators)

Dutch

1 entries

roofachtig adj (relating to predators)

French

1 entries

prédateur adj (relating to predators)

Georgian

1 entries

მტაცებლური adj (relating to predators)

German

1 entries

räuberisch adj (relating to predators)

Greek

1 entries

αρπακτικός adj (relating to predators)

Italian

1 entries

predatorio adj (relating to predators)

Persian

1 entries

درندگی adj (relating to predators)

Polish

4 entries

drapieżny adj (relating to predators)
drapieżny adj (living by preying on other living animals)
grabieżczy adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)
rabunkowy adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)

Portuguese

1 entries

predatório adj (relating to predators)

Russian

4 entries

хи́щнический adj (relating to predators)
хи́щнический adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)
хи́щный adj (living by preying on other living animals)
хи́щный adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)

Spanish

1 entries

depredador adj (relating to predators)

Ukrainian

4 entries

хи́жий adj (living by preying on other living animals)
хижа́цький adj (relating to predators)
хижа́цький adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)
хижий adj ((figuratively) exploiting or victimizing others for personal gain)

Welsh

2 entries

rheibus adj (relating to predators)
ysglyfaethus adj (relating to predators)

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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According to Tom, Mary is just a predatory guru who promises gain.

Source: tatoeba (325319)

After the forest fire ravaged the hillside, Mary killed every predatory beast with the jawbone of an ass and ate the burned remains of every creature until she could not move.

Source: tatoeba (7031179)

The websites of some predatory publishers look credible.

Source: tatoeba (7036151)

The Vandals were a predatory people.

Source: tatoeba (8224915)

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