VULTURE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

vulture

noun

ˈvəl-chər

Definition of vulture

as in predator

a person who habitually preys upon others noted that the paparazzi are vultures who could not exist without the connivance of the tabloid-buying public

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

prey

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vulture On a safari in Kenya and Tanzania, a 14-year-old guest named Alice had been hoping to spot an Egyptian vulture, her favorite bird. — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Aug. 2026 This vulture is one of more than 120 bird species that Gadberry, a Florida native, has cataloged during his extensive travels throughout the state. — Patrick Connolly Orlando Sentinel, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 The range of black vultures has expanded up the East Coast, and westward, into Indiana and Illinois. — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 The effect is something like a gang of glass-eyed vultures staring down at a piece of carrion. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for vulture

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture

Noun

But the speedy predators have been unable to outrun a wasting disease that's killed billions of sea stars.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor star in the movie about a family in the early 1980s whose suburban neighborhood has landed in a place teeming with prehistoric predators.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of predator

Noun

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, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Critics and audiences alike went gaga over Sam Reid’s glammed-out turn as a bloodthirsty vampire gone rock star in AMC’s The Vampire Lestat.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026