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

Part of what makes 764 and other Nihilistic Violent Extremist groups so terrifying is that in addition to grooming minor victims, members also intentionally recruit and radicalize juveniles to become predators themselves, according to the FBI. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Causes of osprey nesting failures There are various factors contributing to osprey breeding failure, including storms, predators, human disturbance and heat stress, each of which can vary from year to year. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Every single tactic used against Brazil, Canada, or Denmark has also been deployed elsewhere—not to support democracy, not to build American prosperity, but to spread the illiberal revolution and make money for the predators who support it. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Godwit parents brood their chicks, alert them to danger, lead them to hiding places, and (in a dramatic and short-lived personality shift) aggressively squawk at and harry their potential predators. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Some baby hummingbirds disguise themselves as caterpillars with stinging hairs to avoid predators, while octopus, squid, and cuttlefish use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings and hide. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

Wasps are predators to other insects and decent-enough pollinators on their own. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

While the coyote attack was seemingly unprovoked, the news station offered tips on how to ward wild animals away, including making sure food or anything else that may attract predators is properly disposed of. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026

Most of the government attention to this problem in recent years has been on protecting Grand Canyon’s native humpback chubs from warm-water predators that slipped through the dam’s turbines from Lake Powell. — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026