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Synonyms for prey
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prey, quarry, target, fair game(noun)
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
"he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
Synonyms:
object, target, quarry, fair game, target area, pit, aim, butt, mark, objective, stone pitprey, quarry(verb)
animal hunted or caught for food
prey, feed(verb)
profit from in an exploitatory manner
"He feeds on her insecurity"
Synonyms:
fertilise, run, give, eat, feed, raven, feed in, course, fertilize, feast, flow, predateraven, prey, predate(verb)
prey on or hunt for
"These mammals predate certain eggs"
Synonyms:
guttle, pig, forego, antedate, feed, forgo, raven, antecede, foredate, precede, devour, predate
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #428 | course | |
| #555 | give | |
| #672 | run | |
| #834 | mark | |
| #1150 | object | |
| #1293 | feed | |
| #1584 | target | |
| #1767 | flow | |
| #2728 | eat | |
| #2751 | aim | |
| #3381 | objective | |
| #4580 | butt | |
| #4750 | booty | |
| #5466 | victim | |
| #5957 | byte | |
| #6977 | pit | |
| #7245 | grip | |
| #7993 | pig | |
| #10564 | raven | |
| #11317 | feast | |
| #12727 | prey | |
| #15914 | seizure | |
| #17743 | quarry | |
| #21436 | spoil | |
| #25353 | loot | |
| #26420 | plagued | |
| #33043 | precede | |
| #37254 | plunder | |
| #43092 | devour | |
| #46693 | beset | |
| #49362 | forgo | |
| #49931 | forego | |
| #60754 | pillage | |
| #69430 | fertilize | |
| #94947 | predate | |
| #217859 | fertilise | |
| #220972 | rapine | |
| #281138 | antedate |
Translations for prey
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- فريسةArabic
- presaCatalan, Valencian
- kořistCzech
- BeuteGerman
- λεία, βοράGreek
- predoEsperanto
- presa, botínSpanish
- saalisFinnish
- proie, butinFrench
- creachScottish Gaelic
- bráðIcelandic
- predaItalian
- טHebrew
- pārurenga, oriMāori
- prooiDutch
- preia, presaPortuguese
- pradăRomanian
- добыча, жертва, еда, трофеиRussian
- plijȇn, plenSerbo-Croatian
- preAlbanian
- windoSwahili
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