carnivorous

adjective

Definition of carnivorousnext
as in aggressive

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Recent Examples of carnivorous 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 In another stroke of luck, the site has remained almost untouched thanks to the nonprofit Meadowview, which bought the surrounding land to preserve a rare carnivorous plant, the purple pitcher, in its natural habitat. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for carnivorous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carnivorous
  1. aggressive
  2. savage
  3. deadly
  4. violent
  5. ferocious
  6. predatory
  7. fierce
  8. rapacious
Adjective
  • Jones more aggressive Jones’ three appearances in the California Classic were defined by a passive way of playing.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
  • Your dog is reactive or aggressive around other animals or strangers.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of aggressive
Adjective
  • The Yellow Death has disfigured the population, and soldiers in white-and-red tunics serve the savage Duke of Tviot.
    — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Josefowicz, in her decathlon of a performance, brought Ligeti’s savage discontinuities to the surface.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of savage
Adjective
  • When the Guadalupe River surged through Texas Hill Country last summer, Elida Sierra Lutz and her three children were swept into the deadly flooding like debris in the current.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • Written and directed by YouTube filmmaker Curry Barker, the film, made for $750,000, tells a twisted tale of love with deadly consequences.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of deadly
Adjective
  • When a violent robbery occurred at a Waterford bank in January 2025, local police faced the difficult task of identifying and locating the suspects.
    — State Rep. Greg Howard, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026
  • The protest turned violent, with some hurling Molotov cocktails into the bank.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of violent
Adjective
  • Known for his command of ferocious demon-quelling deities, Zhenwu remains a popular deity in Daoist exorcist rituals in places such as Taiwan.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • That’s because a parasite called Cyclospora, which can contaminate raw produce and causes ferocious and long-lasting bouts of diarrheal illness, is making people sick across several states.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of ferocious
Adjective
  • 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
  • In some cases, a facility’s license may be suspended or revoked, but this does not prevent their owners from opening up a new (substance abuse) treatment facility nearby and continuing the predatory schemes there.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
Definition of predatory
Adjective
  • Its young people are increasingly educated and ambitious but many are frustrated over fierce competition for limited jobs.
    — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The Pride and Angel City have established a fierce rivalry in their short history.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 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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