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

Bears, wolves, elk, river otters and more than 200 bird species live in the preserve, including hundreds of trumpeter swans. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026

In some ways, shorebirds are analogous to the wolves that hunt the deer and elk populations that eat the tree saplings that become the trees that beavers use to build dams that help the fish—and so on. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

The second scenario requires each population in the United States and Mexico to maintain an average of 150 wolves over four years and that genetic diversity from captive wolves has been introduced into both populations. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Alvarez and his wife, Adda, have made memorial plaques for animals of all types, from dogs, cats and horses to bees, wolves and crawfish. — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Friday's executive order also directs Burgum to prepare legislative recommendations to delist gray wolves and Mexican wolves. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026