VULTURE Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

vulture

noun

ˈvəl-chər

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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Recent Examples of vulture Park officials said rangers discovered 33 dead black vultures along the side of Foothills Parkway West in Tennessee on April 6 at approximately noon local time. —

Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 7 May 2026 The birds have been identified as black vultures, a species with a wing span of nearly 5 feet and a penchant for eating dead animals. —

Mark Price may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026 Creatures such as vultures and opossums clean up waste and improve the balance of your garden’s ecosystem. —

Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 6 May 2026 Sudden encounters, like vultures sweeping overhead, turned curiosity into genuine excitement. —

Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for vulture

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture

Noun

Without natural predators to keep the deer population in balance, the deer population first exploded.

— Mark VanderSchaaf, Twin Cities, 18 May 2026
In November, a shark killed a woman and seriously wounded a man at a national park beach on Australia's east coast in a rare instance of the predator attacking two people.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 May 2026