Synonyms & related words for devouring

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of devouring — including esurient, greedy, voracious, ravenous, avid, gobbling. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to devouring

Explore words related to devouring — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include ravenously, devours, devoured, voraciously, edacious, guttle, hungrily, gluttonously. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for devouring

Common synonyms for devouring include esurient, greedy, voracious, ravenous, avid, gobbling, ravening, gluttonous — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does devouring come from?

The word devouring breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vour-, from Latin voro (“devour, eat”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.