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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'rapacious'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (adj) predatory, rapacious, raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous
living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey
Synonyms: wolfish , rapacious , marauding , vulturine , predacious , raptorial , esurient , ravening , ravenous , voracious , edacious , predaceous , predatory , raiding , vulturous Antonyms: unacquisitive , abstemious , nonaggressive , unaggressive
2. (adj) rapacious, ravening, voracious
excessively greedy and grasping
Synonyms: wolfish , rapacious , vulturine , raptorial , esurient , ravenous , voracious , edacious , predatory , ravening , vulturous Antonyms: unaggressive , nonaggressive , unacquisitive , abstemious
3. (adj) edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish
devouring or craving food in great quantities
Synonyms: esurient , wolflike , starved , famished , vulturous , sharp-set , rapacious , greedy , raptorial , predatory , edacious , voracious , ravenous , wolfish , avid , devouring(a) , ravening , vulturine Antonyms: abstemious , nonaggressive , unaggressive , unacquisitive
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'rapacious'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. rapacious
Avaricious and covetous refer especially to acquisition, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, and penurious to expenditure. The avaricious man has an eager craving for money, and ordinaril
Synonyms: avaricious , close , greedy , niggardly , penurious , sordid , covetous , miserly , parsimonious , rapacious , stingy Antonyms: bountiful , free , generous , liberal , munificent , prodigal , wasteful
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