Synonyms of wolf

wolf 1 of 2

noun

ˈwu̇lf 

1

as in womanizer

a man given to seducing women

she threatened to geld the wolf if he didn't stop making passes at her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• womanizer
• lover
• satyr
• Don Juan
• lecher
• Casanova
• philanderer
• masher
• lothario
• lounge lizard
• Romeo
• amorist
• seducer
• lady's man
• paramour
• lady-killer
• debaucher
• gallant
• romancer
• ladies' man
• whoremaster
• whoremonger

2

as in predator

a person who habitually preys upon others

no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predator
• vampire
• shark
• vulture
• user
• kite
• buzzard
• harpy
• bloodsucker
• exploiter
• leech
• sponge
• destroyer
• devourer
• sponger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prey

wolf

2 of 2

verb

as in to devour

to swallow or eat greedily

don't wolf your food or you'll be sick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devour
• inhale
• raven
• gulp
• scarf
• gobble
• scoff
• gorge
• cram
• slop
• bolt
• glut
• ingurgitate
• gormandize
• overeat
• pig out
• swill

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pick
• peck
• nibble

Examples of wolf in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Less than an hour after the wolf was unveiled, the satellite dish was stolen. —Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Aug. 2024

Under all that pressure, Biles nailed her front mount, her wolf turn, and the rest of her routine, including the double-double dismount that’s named after her. —Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 11 Aug. 2024

Verb

My old friend Milo Machado-Graner is wolfing down an In-N-Out burger under a heat lamp. —Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024

Contestants wolfed down a huge pile of pork using their bare hands. —Patricia Mazzei Jason Andrew, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2024

Phrases Containing wolf

• lone wolf