Synonyms & related words for predatory

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of predatory — including ravening, vulturine, vulturous, rapacious, raptorial, marauding. 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 predatory

Explore words related to predatory — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include predaceous, predatoriness, predacity, preying, predaciousness, predator, predation, preys. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for predatory

Common synonyms for predatory include ravening, vulturine, vulturous, rapacious, raptorial, marauding, voracious, ravenous — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does predatory come from?

The word predatory breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pred-, from Latin praeda (“prey, plunder”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.