CARNIVOROUS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

carnivorous

adjective

Definition of carnivorous

as in aggressive

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Recent Examples of carnivorous Advertisement The manosphere is drenched in blood-red carnivorous encomiums. — Michael Kimmel, Time, 15 Aug. 2026 Rescuing the Venus fly trap The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat. — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 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 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 See All Example Sentences for carnivorous

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Adjective

The customized coupe features a T-top roof, aggressive aero body kit, and a graphics package that could have appeared in the original The Fast and the Furious.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
At 5-10, 198 pounds, Parrish mostly played nickel corner in Todd Bowles’ aggressive scheme and shined as a rookie.

— PJ Green September 24, Kansas City Star, 24 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

The shootings come amid a much wider problem with violent crime.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Authorities served the search warrant after identifying Saeturn as a suspect in an investigation into violent online threats against a church, though police did not identify the place of worship.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 23 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

And as independent news sites go belly-up as a result of a lack of traffic, rapacious AI entrepreneurs are circling like buzzards.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
All this rapacious consumerism sits somewhat awkwardly alongside Hermès’s image of Old World gentility.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of rapacious

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