Synonyms of predators

predators

noun

plural of predator

as in vampires

a person who habitually preys upon others

measures taken to protect minors against sexual predators

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vampires
• sharks
• vultures
• wolves
• users
• exploiters
• kites
• buzzards
• bloodsuckers
• harpies
• sponges
• leeches
• destroyers
• devourers
• spongers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of predators

But just like on a coral reef or savanna, eliminating predators threw the entire ecosystem out of whack. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

Reducing mosquito menace While dangerous predators and disease-spreading rodents often dominate popular fear, the tiny Anopheles mosquito is actually history’s deadliest creature. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026

These prickly hairs are for protection, with barbed ends that easily penetrate the skin of predators or your hand. — Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Gary Ridgway, Joel Rifkin, Robert Pickton, Peter Sutcliffe, and other serial predators have relied on the same conditions. — Judy Harris Kluger, New York Daily News, 26 July 2026

The Okefenokee is home to one of Georgia’s three populations of black bears, which are major predators of young alligators. — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 25 July 2026

Burmese pythons — destructive and invasive snakes with few natural predators in Florida — have developed a new foothold outside the Everglades. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Typically there are no safe zones that are reliably protected from predators. — Kelly Lambert, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

The crabs also burrow in the muddy seafloor to hide from predators and better withstand winter temperatures. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026