Synonyms of raptorial

raptorial

adjective

rap-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

as in predatory

living by killing and eating other animals

the place of raptorial birds in the park's ecosystem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predatory
• predaceous
• rapacious
• aggressive
• wild
• deadly
• ferocious
• savage
• carnivorous
• violent
• fierce
• untamed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• herbivorous
• gentle
• tame
• submissive
• vegetarian

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raptorial

These predators patrol, stalk and swiftly capture their prey with raptorial front legs. — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026

In essence, the shrimp stores elastic energy inside the specialized raptorial limb, and a latch holds the limb in place while the muscles continue loading tension. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

The front pair of legs is raptorial, meaning they are used for catching and grasping prey. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026

Villegas pushed for the original measure after dangerous speeding and red-light running by raptorial tow drivers ended in a nearly catastrophic crash in his ward that saw a bus that had been hit by a tow truck plow through a storefront. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025

Like its adult counterparts, the little arthropod had a spiny raptorial appendage used for grasping prey and the radiodontan’s characteristic circular mouth filled with sharp teeth. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 11 June 2018

Detailed testimonies of refugees along the Balkan route therefore challenge the conventional wisdom that officials tend to protect them from raptorial smugglers. — Max Abrahms, Foreign Affairs, 22 Mar. 2017