Synonyms of vampires

vampires

noun

plural of vampire

as in predators

a person who habitually preys upon others

regarded debt collectors as vampires who made a living from the misery of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vampires

Bedbugs are sometimes called the vampires of the insect world — hiding during the day and coming out at night to feast on human blood. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

The show followed Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, as a high school student who also saves the world from vampires and demons. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 July 2026

Over the course of 22 episodes, the Doomies crew encounters vampires, parasitic demons, vicious mermaids, and some spirits specific to French folklore, all rendered as real threats towards our heroes. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 17 July 2026

So far, this season has been a heady ritual of self-interrogation and self-deception for both vampires. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026

The series — which followed a doctor pitted against his best friends in his efforts to prevent an ancient disease that turns people into vampires — seemed to find its audience. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

The film follows Gro (Ezeudu-Sterling), a lonely night-shift worker raised by vampires, who discovers she’s adopted and will never become one of them. — Jennie Punter, Variety, 14 July 2026

Meanwhile, Xander is seen sitting in a chair reading a book about vampires, as Willow sits in a circle of candles casting a spell, with ghosts watching them through the window. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

His strong corner is fighting werewolves, vampires and Paul Bunyon. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 July 2026