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Showing words for PREDATORY using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Predatory

portrayed, predatory

8 Letter Words for Predatory

parroted, predator, pretardy, prorated, protrade, teardrop

7 Letter Words for Predatory

adopter, drapery, eardrop, operary, parroty, partyer, petrary, portray, praetor, prorate, protead, readopt, toadery, torreya, tropary

6 Letter Words for Predatory

adorer, arrode, arrope, artery, darter, dartre, daypro, depart, deport, dertra, detray, doater, dorper, dorter, draper, drapet, drapey, dreary, dryrot, orated, parode, parody, parred, parrot, parted, parter, pedary, petard, petary, poetry, porret, ported, porter, potdar, prated, prater, pratey, prayed, prayer, preday, predry, pretor, pretry, proart, protea, raport, rapter, raptor, rarety, ratero, redart, redtop, repart, report, repray, retard, retrad, retrod, roader, roared, roated, ropery, rorted, rotary, tapery, tarred, teapoy, tepary, toader, trader, traped, troade, troped, troper, yarder

5 Letter Words for Predatory

adept, adopt, adore, adret, adrop, apert, apery, apode, aport, apted, apter, arder, ardor, arret, arter, atopy, darer, darre, dater, deary, deota, depot, derat, deray, derry, detar, doaty, doper, dopey, doray, dorey, dorty, doter, drape, drate, drear, dropt, dryer, erato, eyrar, oared, oater, opera, opted, opter, orary, orate, order, oread, otary, padre, parde, pardo, pardy, pared, pareo, parer, parry, parte, parto, party, pated, payed, payer, payor, peart, peaty, pedro, perdy, perry, perty, petar, petro, pored, porer, poret, porry, porta, porte, porty, poted, poter, prado, prate, praty, preta, prore, prote, raped, raper, rared, rated, rater, rayed, ready, redry, repad, repay, repot, repro, repry, retar, retro, retry, roady, roary, roate, roped, roper, rorty, roted, roter, royet, ryder, ryper, taped, taper, tarde, tardo, tardy, tared, tarre, tarry, tayer, teary, tepor, tepoy, terap, terra, terry, toady, today, todea, toped, toper, tored, toyed, toyer, trade, trady, trape, tread, troad, trode, trope, tryer, trypa, typed, typer, yarer, yarto, yeard, yrapt

4 Letter Words for Predatory

adet, ador, adry, aero, aped, aper, apod, ared, aret, arte, arty, ated, atop, atry, ayre, daer, dare, darr, dart, date, dato, dear, depa, depr, dept, dero, doat, doer, dopa, dope, dora, dore, dorp, dorr, dort, dory, dote, doty, drap, drat, dray, drey, drop, dyer, eard, erat, eyot, eyra, oary, oaty, odea, oder, oped, orad, orae, ored, orra, oyer, pard, pare, parr, part, patd, pate, pato, paty, paye, payt, pear, peat, peda, pert, peta, peto, poet, pore, porr, port, pory, pote, prad, prao, prat, pray, pred, pret, prey, proa, prod, pyat, pyet, pyot, pyre, pyro, rade, rape, rapt, rare, rate, rato, read, reap, rear, redo, repo, repr, rept, retd, road, roar, rode, roed, roer, roey, rope, ropy, rort, rory, rota, rote, royt, ryot, rype, tade, taed, tape, tare, taro, tarp, tarr, tead, teap, tear, tedy, tepa, tera, terp, terr, toad, toda, tode, tody, toea, toed, toey, tope, tore, torr, trad, trap, tray, trey, trod, trop, troy, trye, tryp, tyde, tyed, tyer, type, typo, tyro, tyrr, yade, yard, yare, yarr, yate, yead, year, yeat, yedo, yerd, yeta, yode, yore, yote

3 Letter Words for Predatory

ade, ado, adp, ady, aer, aor, ape, apr, apt, ard, are, arr, art, ary, ate, atp, aye, ayr, dae, dao, dap, dar, dat, day, dea, dep, der, det, dey, doa, doe, dop, dor, dot, dpt, dry, dye, ead, ear, eat, edo, edp, epa, era, erd, err, ert, eta, ety, eyr, oad, oar, oat, oda, ode, oer, opa, ope, opt, ora, ord, ore, ort, ory, oye, pad, par, pat, pay, pea, ped, per, pet, poa, pod, por, pot, poy, pre, pro, pry, pta, pte, pty, pya, pye, pyr, rad, rap, rat, ray, rea, red, rep, rod, roe, rot, rpt, rte, rya, rye, tad, tao, tap, tar, tay, tdr, tea, ted, ter, toa, tod, toe, top, tor, toy, tpd, tra, trp, try, tye, typ, tyr, yad, yap, yar, yat, yea, yed, yeo, yep, yer, yet, yod, yoe, yor, yot

Definitions for Predatory

[1] Zoology . preying upon other organisms for food.
[2] of, relating to, or characterized by plunder, pillage, robbery, or exploitation: predatory tactics.
[3] engaging in or living by these activities: predatory bands of brigands.
[4] excessive or exploitive in amount or cost, as out of greed or to take advantage of consumers or patrons: predatory pricing.
[5] acting with or possessed by overbearing, rapacious, or selfish motives: He was cornered at the party by a predatory reporter.
[6] zoology another word for predacious (def. 1)
[7] of, involving, or characterized by plundering, robbing, etc

Words related to Predatory

rapacious, voracious, greedy, marauding, bloodthirsty, carnivorous, hungry, hunting, preying, thieving, predacious, raptorial, ravaging, ravening, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish

Words nearby Predatory

predate, predation, predation pressure, predatism, predator, predatory, predatory pricing, predawn, predecease, predecessor, predecidual

Origin of Predatory

From the Latin word praedātōrius, dating back to 1580–90. See predator, -tory1

Other words from Predatory

pred·a·to·ri·ly , adverb
pred·a·to·ri·ness , noun
non·pred·a·to·ri·ly , adverb
non·pred·a·to·ri·lyness , noun
non·pred·a·to·ry , adjective
un·pred·a·to·ry , adjective

Word origin for Predatory

C16: from Latin praedātōrius rapacious, from praedārī to pillage, from praeda booty

Synonyms for Predatory

greedy, marauding, rapacious, voracious, bloodthirsty, carnivorous, depredatory, despoiling, hungry, hunting, pillaging, plundering, predacious, predative, preying, raptorial, ravaging, ravening, thieving, vulturine, vulturous, wolfish