Synonyms & related words for rapacious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of rapacious — including edacious, voracious, ravening, esurient, ravenous, vulturous. 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 rapacious

Explore words related to rapacious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include rapaciousness, rapaciously, rapacity, voraciousness, avariciousness, predatoriness, predacity, ravenousness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for rapacious

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

Where does rapacious come from?

The word rapacious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root rap-, from Latin rapere (“to seize”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.