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

Perverted Justice operatives found alleged predators in online chat rooms and would reel them in, eventually asking them to meet. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

In these areas, coyotes and mountain lions are a mule deer’s primary predators. — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Hansen has maintained that his journalistic objective was to try to interview the men in order to understand their motives, but there was an undeniable, if also dark, schadenfreude in watching the titular predators be exposed to millions. — David MacK, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026

Some hoped that labels would confront the culture of misogyny in an ecosystem that critics have long said has gone unchecked and cast out predators among their ranks. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Carbon isotopes even showed the dietary signal expected from predators. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 20 Sep. 2026

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

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