1
[ adjective ] excessively greedy and grasping

Synonyms

voracious ravening

Examples

"a rapacious divorcee on the prowl" "ravening creditors" "paying taxes to voracious governments"

Related terms

acquisitive

2
[ adjective ] living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey

Synonyms

raptorial ravening vulturine vulturous predatory

Examples

"a predatory bird" "the rapacious wolf" "raptorial birds" "ravening wolves" "a vulturine taste for offal"

Related terms

aggressive

3
[ adjective ] devouring or craving food in great quantities

Synonyms

esurient ravening ravenous voracious wolfish edacious

Examples

"edacious vultures" "a rapacious appetite" "ravenous as wolves" "voracious sharks"

Related terms

gluttonous

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Rhymes with

cretaceous pugnacious luscious pugnacious luscious cretaceous inauspicious

Phonetic and Homophones

R AH0 P EY1 SH IH0 S
R AH0 P AE1 SH IH0 S

Similar Spelling

rapaciously

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