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wolf

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wolf

1 a man given to seducing women

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

Casanova, Don Juan, lecher, lothario, lounge lizard, masher, philanderer, satyr, womanizer
Words Related to wolf

amorist, gallant, ladies' man (also lady's man), lady-killer, lover, paramour, Romeo

debaucher, romancer, seducer

whoremaster, whoremonger

2 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 of wolf

bloodsucker, buzzard, harpy, kite, predator, shark, vampire, vulture
Words Related to wolf

exploiter, user

leech, sponge, sponger

destroyer, devourer
Antonyms of wolf

prey

wolf

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of wolf

to swallow or eat greedily

  • don't wolf your food or you'll be sick
Synonyms of wolf

bolt, cram, devour, glut [archaic], gobble, gorge, gormandize, gulp, ingurgitate, inhale, raven, scarf, scoff, slop
Words Related to wolf

overeat, pig out, swill
Near Antonyms of wolf

nibble, peck, pick

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