Need another word that means the same as “voracious”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “voracious” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Voracious” are: edacious, esurient, rapacious, ravening, ravenous, wolfish, insatiable, unquenchable, unappeasable, prodigious, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, omnivorous, compulsive, gluttonous, greedy
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “voracious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| compulsive | Irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling. A compulsive liar. |
| edacious | Relating to or given to eating. Edacious vultures. |
| esurient | Hungry or greedy. Fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy. |
| gluttonous | Excessively greedy. A gluttonous cigar smoking capitalist. |
| greedy | Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. People driven from their land by greedy developers. |
| insatiable | Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. So insatiable a gourmand as myself. |
| omnivorous | (of an animal or person) feeding on a variety of food of both plant and animal origin. An omnivorous reader. |
| prodigious | Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree. A prodigious vision. |
| rapacious | Excessively greedy and grasping. The rapacious wolf. |
| ravening | Excessively greedy and grasping. Ravening creditors. |
| ravenous | (of hunger or need) very great; voracious. Ravenous as wolves. |
| unappeasable | Not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty. What began as an aspiration turned soon to an unappeasable hunger. |
| uncontrollable | Not controllable. Uncontrollable pain. |
| uncontrolled | Not controlled. Some uncontrolled children rather marred the proceedings. |
| unquenchable | Not able to be quenched. Unquenchable thirst. |
| wolfish | Resembling or likened to a wolf, especially in being rapacious, voracious, or lascivious. A wolfish grin. |
| acquisitive | Eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas. An acquisitive mind. |
| addle | Become rotten. Addled eggs. |
| appetite | A feeling of craving something- Granville Hicks. An appetite for life. |
| covetous | Showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another’s advantages. Jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions. |
| craving | An intense desire for some particular thing. A craving for chocolate. |
| desire | Express a desire for. There had been a time years ago when he had desired her. |
| desirous | Having or characterized by desire. The Pope was desirous of peace in Europe. |
| epicurean | Of Epicurus or epicureanism. Epicurean pleasures. |
| glutton | A person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess. He s a glutton for adventure. |
| gluttonous | Excessively greedy. A gluttonous cigar smoking capitalist. |
| gourmand | A connoisseur of good food; a gourmet. |
| grasping | Immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth. The lecture was beyond his most strenuous graspings. |
| greedy | Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for wealth or power. He s scoffed the lot the greedy pig. |
| hedonistic | Devoted to pleasure. A hedonistic existence of booze drugs and parties. |
| hungry | Causing hunger. I always find art galleries hungry work. |
| insatiable | Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. An insatiable hunger for success. |
| jealousy | The state or feeling of being jealous. Cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy. |
| lecherous | Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire. She ignored his lecherous gaze. |
| lupine | Any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers. |
| miser | A stingy hoarder of money and possessions often living miserably. A typical miser he hid his money in the house in various places. |
| miserly | Of or characteristic of a miser. He left a miserly tip. |
| moneylender | Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest. |
| prehensile | Having a keen intellect. Prehensile employers stingy with raises for their employees. |
| rapacious | Excessively greedy and grasping. A rapacious appetite. |
| ravening | Devouring or craving food in great quantities. Ravening creditors. |
| ravenous | Devouring or craving food in great quantities. Ravenous as wolves. |
| swine | Stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals. Mist is a swine in unfamiliar country. |
| tantalize | Harass with persistent criticism or carping. She still tantalized him. |
| unquenchable | Not able to be quenched. Unquenchable thirst. |
| unscrupulous | Without scruples or principles. Unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell their country in order to gain power. |
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