CARNIVOROUS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

carnivorous

adjective

Definition of carnivorous

as in aggressive

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Recent Examples of carnivorous Firefly larvae, on the other hand, are usually carnivorous and may feed on soft-bodied insects, slugs, snails, and worms. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 July 2026 Ford recommends using a nutrient-poor carnivorous plant compost, such as sphagnum peat mixed with perlite or silica sand. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026 The bloody red shrimp are herbivores when young, feeding on phytoplankton, and then add carnivorous activity as adults, adding zooplankton to their diet. — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026 Pre-movie activities include plant puppet-making and carnivorous plant trivia. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for carnivorous

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Adjective

On one hand, the aggressive expansion of data centers is intensifying competition for finite resources like land and water, putting them in direct conflict with agricultural land use in certain regions.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Harsh cleaners and aggressive scrubbing can damage these surfaces.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggressive

Adjective

Hamilton lets down Claire’s savage hauteur; Mays’ eyes glisten with all the regrets of lost love.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The savage purge since June of high-momentum stocks – dominated by AI hardware and related industrials – has sapped the bullish aggression of traders, helping to reset tactical sentiment toward a more neutral level.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of savage

Adjective

The outbreak is concentrated in Ituri province and is known to be the deadliest of all past 17 Ebola outbreaks in the country.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
His team, which had just gruelingly removed passengers stuck between scraps of metal and glass, turned its attention to another deadly disaster Tuesday night.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of deadly

Adjective

Mayweather’s charges stemmed from a violent encounter between her and Lapattra Jacobs, the mother of one of YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s children.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The recent deaths have highlighted high rates of femicide and violent crime in the country and sparked an outcry over the safety of women.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of violent

Adjective

The prosecutors quietly overcame ferocious resistance within their office to pursuing the first indictment of Diamantis, in 2024.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Young is coming off a ferocious couple of live years, first with Crazy Horse and then with the Chrome Hearts.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of ferocious

Adjective

More water news In Northern California’s Clear Lake, the native fish are threatened by mercury contamination, toxic algal blooms and predatory invasive fish.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
These predatory social wasps build large colonies and are notorious for scavenging around human food.

— Nick Perry, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of predatory

Adjective

Given the fierce competition to attract international productions, does SETT also represent a shift from attracting productions to supporting globally competitive Spanish companies that own intellectual property and can export it to the world?

— John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026
In Season 3, David’s transformation from outcast shepherd to fierce warrior to chosen King is finally complete.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of fierce

Adjective

All this rapacious consumerism sits somewhat awkwardly alongside Hermès’s image of Old World gentility.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
In a satiric short video, Rabid Dogs, 2002, for example, white-collar workers dress upas rapacious canines, clutching Burberry bags in their mouths and traversing cubicles on all fours.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapacious

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