Synonyms of wolves

wolves

noun

plural of wolf

1

as in womanizers

a man given to seducing women

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• womanizers
• lovers
• satyrs
• Don Juans
• lechers
• philanderers
• mashers
• Casanovas
• lotharios
• lounge lizards
• amorists
• Romeos
• lady-killers
• seducers
• paramours
• debauchers
• romancers
• gallants
• whoremongers
• ladies' men
• whoremasters

2

as in predators

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

• predators
• vampires
• sharks
• vultures
• users
• kites
• buzzards
• bloodsuckers
• harpies
• exploiters
• leeches
• sponges
• destroyers
• spongers
• devourers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prey

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wolves

When wolves were extirpated from the Midwest and the East, coyotes starting expanding eastward with little competition from wolves. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

Meanwhile, a wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg earlier this year, AP reported, citing authorities, in what’s believed to be the first such attack since wolves returned to Germany in 1998. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

It’s best visited in the winter and early spring (mid-December through early April) when the elk and wolves are most active. — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

While conservationists celebrated efforts to return wolves to Europe over the past two decades, some farmers lost livestock to these predators and faced higher costs to protect their flocks. — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Currently, Avis is developing American Wolf — a film on the wolves of Yellowstone, based on the novel by Nate Blakeslee — with Appian Way. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

Boyles responded that the groups were contesting the decisions based on the law, and not asking the panel to substitute its own views about wolves for those of the federal government. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Settlers arrived slowly, then in booms, cutting trees, burning stumps, shooting wolves, and plowing the black ground with teams of oxen, raising vegetables for their families and wheat to sell over the Erie Canal. — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026

While reporting on wolves attacking livestock in Northern California, I was stunned to learn some shepherds put donkeys in their pastures to ward off predators. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026