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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

prey

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of vulture The camel is a vulture; the vulture is a camel; for Bernard is a dangling wire, loose but seductive. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 What use is there just waiting for the vultures to circle overhead? — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026 Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026 In June, staff said goodbye to Indy, a 46-year-old Egyptian vulture believed to be among the oldest of her species in human care. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vulture

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture

Noun

Surprising close encounters with marine predators in California bring awe and fear.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
The ghoul had become an emblem of desecration, a predator violating the boundary between life and death, a corruptor of what was wholesome and decent.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of predator

Noun

Sharpless says, in the West, sleep paralysis overlapped with stories about vampires, witches, and ghosts.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Early on, her costumes evolved from classic (a dominatrix the first year, a vampire in 2005) to more complex (a skinless person in 2011) to complete cosplay.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026