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harpies

noun , plural of harpy

Synonyms and Antonyms of harpies

1 a bad-tempered scolding woman

in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable

Synonyms of harpies

battle-axes, dragon ladies, furies, harridans, shrews, termagants, viragoes (or viragos), vixens

Words Related to harpies

fishwifes (or fishwives), gorgons

carpers, castigators, cavilers (or cavillers), censurers, critics, faultfinders, nitpickers, railers, scolds

belittlers, deriders, detractors

pettifoggers, quibblers

2 a person who habitually preys upon others

having just started to make it really big in the music business, he found himself surrounded by a flock of harpies greedy for a piece of the action

Synonyms of harpies

bloodsuckers, buzzards, kites, predators, sharks, vampires, vultures, wolves

Words Related to harpies

exploiters, users

leeches, sponges, spongers

destroyers, devourers

Antonyms of harpies

prey (also preys)

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