Synonyms for wolf
wʊlfwolf

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. wolfverb

   The constellation Lupus.

   Synonyms:
   Canis lupus

2. wolfverb

   Synonyms:
   wolf down, gulp down

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1. wolfnoun

   any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

2. Wolf, Hugo Wolfnoun

   Austrian composer (1860-1903)

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

3. Wolf, Friedrich August Wolfnoun

   German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824)

   Synonyms:
   savage, brute, masher, beast, wildcat, woman chaser, skirt chaser

4. wolf, woman chaser, skirt chaser, mashernoun

   a man who is aggressive in making amorous advances to women

   Synonyms:
   masher, skirt chaser, savage, beast, wildcat, brute, woman chaser

5. beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcatverb

   a cruelly rapacious person

   Synonyms:
   wildcat well, masher, skirt chaser, fauna, animal, animate being, beast, wildcat, brute, woman chaser, barbarian, creature, savage

6. wolf, wolf downverb

   eat hastily

   "The teenager wolfed down the pizza"

   Synonyms:
   wolf down

Matched Categories

1. • Canine
   • Classicist
   • Composer
   • Eat
   • Womanizer

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. wolfnoun

   Synonyms:
   coyote, werewolf, lycanthrope

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "wolf":

   wolves, loup, wolffish, lobo, wolffe, woolf, susi, lupo, loups, wulf, devil, lair, wolf, wolff, wolfe

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1. wolf

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2. WOLF

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1. Daniel Jones:

   The FBI appears to be taking these threats seriously, but disciplined lone wolf actors, regardless of ideology, are extremely difficult to track.

2. Angus King:

   It strikes me as ironic, at a time when risks are escalating, when we face kind of lone wolf terrorists here in the United States, that we are talking about unilaterally disarming, in effect, in terms of our intelligence capability.

3. Bill Fitzpatrick:

   While that will certainly curtail demand, I wouldn't expect to see heavy easing in terms of prices, just because there's very little excess capacity in the marketplace to absorb any additional demand, people cry wolf on oil prices.

4. Tom Waits:

   When you're a kid and you're trying to find your own voice, it's rather daunting to hear somebody like Howlin' Wolf, because you know that you'll never achieve that.

5. Candace Hardy:

   No matter if The Palm Beach Post was a stranger, his mom or a family member, he was just a ball of light with so much energy. He was always positive, always had a smile on a face and he was always a joy to be around. He left an impact on a lot of people, i would like to be Wolf Blitzer.