Synonyms of voracious

voracious

adjective

vȯ-ˈrā-shəs 

1

as in greedy

having a huge appetite

it seemed like the voracious kitten was eating her weight in food every day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• greedy
• ravenous
• hungry
• gluttonous
• rapacious
• starving
• starved
• piggish
• hoggish
• edacious
• swinish
• insatiable
• esurient
• wolfish
• devouring
• unquenchable
• gobbling
• hearty
• famished
• gulping
• gorging
• gormandizing
• malnourished
• peckish
• underfed
• undernourished
• unslakable
• empty

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfied
• full
• content
• stuffed
• sated
• satiated
• glutted

2

as in avid

showing urgent desire or interest

a voracious reader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• avid
• enthusiastic
• excited
• eager
• ardent
• hungry
• anxious
• keen
• greedy
• impatient
• pumped
• thirsty
• desirous
• solicitous
• interested
• antsy
• nuts
• happy
• agog
• great
• ready
• juiced
• crazy
• wild
• gung ho
• enthused
• stoked
• hopped-up
• willing
• geeked
• athirst
• hot
• raring
• obsessed
• bonkers
• champing at the bit
• engaged
• gaga
• hepped up
• chomping at the bit
• ambitious
• covetous
• longing
• restless
• restive
• pining
• craving
• breathless
• glad
• hankering
• amenable
• disposed
• inclined
• appetent
• game
• hung up
• unreluctant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indifferent
• apathetic
• casual
• unenthusiastic
• uninterested
• unconcerned
• disinterested
• nonchalant
• insouciant
• incurious
• aloof
• detached
• stolid
• reluctant
• impassive
• unwilling
• languid
• lackadaisical
• uneager
• averse
• languorous
• lukewarm
• spiritless
• hesitant
• halfhearted
• loath
• disinclined

Synonym Chooser

How is the word voracious different from other adjectives like it?

Some common synonyms of voracious are gluttonous, rapacious, and ravenous. While all these words mean "excessively greedy," voracious applies especially to habitual gorging with food or drink.

teenagers are often voracious eaters

When could gluttonous be used to replace voracious?

In some situations, the words gluttonous and voracious are roughly equivalent. However, gluttonous applies to one who delights in eating or acquiring things especially beyond the point of necessity or satiety.

an admiral who was gluttonous for glory

When can rapacious be used instead of voracious?

While the synonyms rapacious and voracious are close in meaning, rapacious often suggests excessive and utterly selfish acquisitiveness or avarice.

rapacious developers indifferent to environmental concerns

When might ravenous be a better fit than voracious?

While in some cases nearly identical to voracious, ravenous implies excessive hunger and suggests violent or grasping methods of dealing with food or with whatever satisfies an appetite.

a nation with a ravenous lust for territorial expansion

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of voracious

Marylanders are voracious consumers of farm animals, and this industry is a vital pillar of the state’s economy. —Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 Mar. 2026

Idaho’s pest management programs traditionally deal with agrarian problems, like noxious weeds, or agricultural raiders like pocket gophers, marmots or voracious insects. —Mark Dee march 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026

There are likely dozens, if not hundreds, of similar tales, for Murdoch was voracious in his empire building. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026

These critters are voracious filter feeders that deplete the plankton that other native fish also depend on. —Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 Mar. 2026

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