Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Rapacious

• (a.) Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by violence; seizing by force.
• (a.) Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird.
• (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite.

Synonyms of Rapacious

• Predatory
• Raptorial
• Ravening
• Vulturine
• Vulturous
• Ravening
• Voracious
• Edacious
• Esurient
• Ravening
• Ravenous
• Voracious
• Wolfish

Antonyms of Rapacious

Homophones of Rapacious