CARNIVOROUS Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

carnivorous

adjective

Definition of carnivorous

as in aggressive

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Recent Examples of carnivorous This classic summer vacation spot is also home to natural gifts, including Carolina Beach State Park, with some of the area's finest fishing and the Flytrap Trail, named for the carnivorous Venus Flytrap plants along its path. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 16 June 2026 Like dogs and cats, carnivorous plants can be fed and watered. — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 Growing carnivorous plants like sundews, pitcher plants, and Venus flytraps may not be for everyone, but these unusual plants are naturally built to keep flies and other pests at bay. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 June 2026 Keepers discovered the furry, carnivorous marsupial was missing from her enclosure at Paradise Country wildlife park on Queensland's Gold Coast on Tuesday morning. — CBS News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for carnivorous

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In March, a group of major medical organizations, including the AHA and the American College of Cardiology, released new guidelines urging more aggressive treatment of cholesterol.

— Anne Thompson, NBC news, 16 July 2026
His team is curious about the fuel effects of acceleration and aggressive driving and other air pollutants that might increase with speeding.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 July 2026

Definition of aggressive

Adjective

And now Iran has shown US troops face those same dangers around the region – with deadly consequences.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The war has also affected fertilizer supplies and prices, threatening the planting season and worsening the fate of mostly farming communities in northern Nigeria who have struggled to access their farmlands amid a deadly conflict with armed groups.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of deadly

Adjective

Bullish risk reversal In an attempt to capitalize on the historically expensive downside SPCX options and position for a violent snap-back, this risk reversal seeks to finance upside exposure by fading the put skew.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026
As the administration forges ahead with its immigration enforcement campaign, former ICE officials and policing experts warned that resuming vehicle stops without a thorough review of training or tactics could lead to more violent encounters.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of violent

Adjective

Calm on the ball, Rodri is a ferocious monster off it, hoovering up second balls with his sharp anticipation and brushing opponents aside in duels with his imposing physicality.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Adult ladybugs are most known for eating aphids, but the various species are ferocious hunters of varied prey.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

Definition of ferocious

Adjective

Such similar immobilization of the prey is observed in predatory beetles of the genus Epomis.

— Jay Kakade July 13, New Atlas, 14 July 2026
Hunt, who heads a women’s rights advocacy group called Reckoning Action, told CNN that she is not being paid by any campaigns and is motivated only by a desire to hold predatory men to account.

— Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Definition of predatory

Adjective

Both yachts will provide fierce competition against Svea, owned by Swedish entrepreneur Niklas Zennström, when the trio meet at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in late September.

— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 18 July 2026
Argentina's greatest strengths lie in their infectious unity and fierce mentality.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026

Definition of fierce

Adjective

If proteinmaxxing conjures the rapacious spirit of an HGTV makeover show, fibremaxxing is like a PBS special about restoring a Victorian home.

— Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Young women being preyed upon and seduced by rapacious Hollywood producers, stars and studio heads is a tired cliché, but like all clichés, it is based on reality.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

Definition of rapacious

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