Synonyms of voracious

Adjective


1. rapacious, ravening, voracious, acquisitive (vs. unacquisitive)

usage: excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl"; "ravening creditors"; "paying taxes to voracious governments"

2. edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfish, gluttonous (vs. abstemious)

usage: devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"

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Definition and meaning of voracious (Dictionary)