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PREDATORY Synonyms

There are 23 synonyms of the word predatory. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word predatory. (close relations)

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marauding
adjectiveadj
noun

• Raiding and pillaging.

adjective satellite

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

predacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• hunting and killing other animals for food

• living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

rapacious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

• excessively greedy and grasping

• devouring or craving food in great quantities

aggressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

adjective satellite

• tending to spread quickly

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

carnivorous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or characteristic of carnivores

• (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals

grasping
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• understanding with difficulty

• the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles)

adjective satellite

• immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

looting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• plundering during riots or in wartime

pillaging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

piratical
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• characteristic of pirates

• characteristic of piracy

plundering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of stealing valuable things from a place

adjective satellite

• given to taking by force what is desired

ravenous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely hungry

• devouring or craving food in great quantities

thieving
adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

adjective satellite

• given to thievery

voracious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• excessively greedy and grasping

• devouring or craving food in great quantities

depredatory
adjectiveadj
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plunderous
adjectiveadj
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robbing
verbv
verb

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

scavenging
verb, nounv, n
verb

• To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material

• To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities

• To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle

• To feed on carrion or refuse

noun

• The act of searching through refuse for useful material.

adjective

• That eats carrion

predaceous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• hunting and killing other animals for food

• living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain

raiding
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective satellite

• characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

raptorial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or characteristic of birds of prey

adjective satellite

• living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Alternatives for MARAUDING

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