Synonyms for wolfish
wolfish

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1. wolflike, wolfishadjective

   resembling or characteristic (or considered characteristic) of a wolf

   "ran in wolflike packs"; "wolfish rapacity"

   Synonyms:
   rapacious, esurient, ravenous, voracious, edacious, ravening, wolflike

   Antonyms:
   abstemious

2. edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, voracious, wolfishadjective

   devouring or craving food in great quantities

   "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"

   Synonyms:
   esurient, wolflike, starved, famished, vulturous, sharp-set, rapacious, greedy, raptorial, predatory, edacious, voracious, ravenous, avid, devouring(a), ravening, vulturine

   Antonyms:
   abstemious

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1. wolfishadjective

   Synonyms:
   lupine, ravenous

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How to use wolfish in a sentence?

1. Hamid Rasaei:

   It's already a year since Mr Rouhani tried his magic key to turn around America's wolfish nature. Instead of turning, the key of trust and optimism broke in the lock, we have no idea what happened in Vienna ... What has been agreed upon in Vienna?