VAMPIRES Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of vampires While Hollywood vampires—especially those in the Twilight series—have a devoted fan base, real-life bloodsuckers aren’t so adored. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026 Vanessa Van Helsing wakes up from a coma to discover that a volcanic eruption has blotted out the sun, letting vampires prey 24/7. —

K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026 The freshman series focused on a secretive society called the Talamasca, composed of the men and women responsible for tracking and containing the witches, vampires, and other creatures scattered around the globe. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026 Celebrate the endless oblivion of eternal night with an evening that recreates the city’s ethereal relationship with vampires in all their forms on this most hallowed of dates. —

William Earl, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026 There’s energy vampires that suck the energy out of a room. —

Matt Young, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026 Her character inherited the mission of destroying vampires and other demons from her town of Sunnydale, which was built on a gateway to the realm of the demons. —

Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Set in the Prohibition-era South, the box-office driver featured Jordan as twin brothers who return to their hometown to open a juke joint, only for their nighttime festivities to draw the attention of vampires. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026 On the opening night of their juke joint in 1930s Mississippi, they are beset by a small band of vampires, intent on turning everyone inside into bloodsuckers. —

Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026

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Noun

At a legislative hearing called to address escalating concerns about wild predators, including coyotes, Wade Crowfoot, the state’s top environmental officer, called the situation a crisis.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The Eastern Colorado prairie was once carpeted with a mix of hardy grasses, flowering plants, and small shrubs that supported great herds of bison and pronghorn, abundant prairie dog colonies, predators like coyotes, foxes, and badgers, as well as numerous bird species, reptiles, and insects.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 7 Apr. 2026