DEPREDATORS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

depredators

noun

plural of depredator

as in marauders

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saboteurs

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That war ended in a humiliating defeat by an enemy regarded as much weaker, and many tsarist officials blamed the outcome on Japanese spies and saboteurs.

— Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
Private corporations have long worked with the federal government to help disrupt cybercriminals, but largely as contractors fulfilling a support role, not digital saboteurs handed a target.

— Henry Larson, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026

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