Prey

/pɹeɪ/

Synonyms for "prey" (100 found)

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Closest matches (20)

Noun(2 words)

aim bamboozlebeasts of venerybig gamebully burden butt by-end by-purpose casualty chase cheat consume cozen defraud depress destination destroy

Strong matches (30)

devour distress dupe eat endend in viewexploitfall guyfeed onfinal causeflimflam gamego aftergoal gull hoodwink hunt intimidate kill mark

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martyr

Noun(8 words)

exploitfair gamefeed ongame hunt hunted manipulate mark

Verb(1 words)

feed

Related words (50)

mug objectobject in mindobject of compassionobjective oppress outfox outsmart outwitpoor devilprey onpursue pursuit pushover quarry quintainreason for beingrook seize snooker

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stalk strain sufferer swindletake advantage oftarget teleologythe huntedtrickultimate aimunderdog use venery vex victim victimizeweigh onweigh uponworry wretch

Noun(8 words)

muggee pickings pursue quarries stalk victim victimize victims

Verb(2 words)

predate raven

Related word relations

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4 relation types

More general

14 entries

animalanimate beingbeast brute creature exploit exploitation fauna forage organism predation target victim work

More specific

10 entries

deer fleecefraud victimhunting mouse rabbit scam stalking swindlevulnerable target

Collocations

11 entries

be preyed uponhunting behaviorpredation pressurepredator prey dynamicspredator prey relationshipprey availabilityprey itemprey onprey populationprey speciesprey upon

Inflections

3 entries

preyed preying preys

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

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The eagle dived at its prey.

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The lion put an end to his prey with one stroke.

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The old woman fell an easy prey to the fraud.

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The deer fell prey to the lion.

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