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Voracious (Adjective)

Meaning 1

Devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

  • Ravening
  • Wolfish
  • Edacious
  • Esurient
  • Ravenous
  • Rapacious

Related Words

  • Voraciousness (noun)
  • Voracity (noun)

Meaning 2

Excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • The voracious investor had a reputation for swooping in on struggling companies and buying them out.
  • The ravening creditors descended upon the bankrupt businessman, demanding payment for their debts.
  • The wealthy socialite was known for her voracious appetite for designer clothing and luxury goods.
  • The small town was plagued by voracious developers who were buying up all the available land and driving up housing prices.
  • The government's voracious spending habits had left the country deeply in debt and on the brink of financial collapse.

Synonyms

  • Ravening
  • Rapacious

Related Words

  • Voraciousness (noun)
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