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 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 Pestonit pointed to the sky, where vultures circled on the thermals. — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for vulture

Recent Examples of Synonyms for vulture

Noun

Perverted Justice operatives found alleged predators in online chat rooms and would reel them in, eventually asking them to meet.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Despite that statistic, suburban areas often create safe places for deer where gardens and vegetable patches provide ample calories and predators generally stay away.

— Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of predator

Noun

Novelist and screenwriter Anne Rice led the charge against Cruise’s casting as Lestat de Lioncourt, a French theater actor in the 1700s who’d already become an immortal vampire by the time he’s introduced.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Here, Martha uses small white pumpkins to create fanged vampire and winged pat pumpkins.

— Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 16 Sep. 2026