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prey

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prey

1 an animal that is hunted or killed

  • rabbits are common prey for owls and hawks
Synonyms of prey

chase, quarry
Words Related to prey

game

kill, victim

beast, brute, creature, critter

target
Near Antonyms of prey

carnivore

chaser, hunter, pursuer

killer, murderer
Antonyms of prey

predator

2 a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

  • he fell prey to nagging—but groundless—doubts about his wife's fidelity
Synonyms of prey

casualty, fatality, loss, victim
Words Related to prey

loser, underdog

martyr, sacrifice

collateral damage

murderee
Near Antonyms of prey

gainer, victor, winner

harmer, injurer

assassin, killer, murderer

3 a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

  • that woman has a sharp tongue, and her favored prey is her long-suffering husband
Synonyms of prey

butt, mark, sitting duck, target, victim
Words Related to prey

laughingstock, mockery, pilgarlic

lightning rod

fall guy, goat, scapegoat, whipping boy
Near Antonyms of prey

gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, troublemaker

defamer, libeler, libelist, traducer

baiter, heckler, needler, ribber, taunter, tease, teaser, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

derider, insulter, mocker, ridiculer, scoffer, scorner

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist

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