Prey and Wolf

Opposite meaning words

Prey noun - An animal that is hunted or killed.

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Wolf is an antonym for prey.

Nearby Words: preying, preyed

Wolf noun - A person who habitually preys upon others.

Usage example: no sooner had the lottery winner's name been made public than the wolves with their investment schemes showed up on her doorstep

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Prey is an antonym for wolf.

Nearby Words: wolfish, wolfed, wolfing, wolfskin

human	human prey	human wolf
normal	normal prey	normal wolf
natural	natural prey	natural wolf
original	original prey	original wolf
Other adjectives: small, actual, real, large, huge, little, main, larger, said, bigger.

Hunt prey, mark your territory, find a mate, raise pups, and generally run around being a wolf.

Source: Video Game / Wolf
Dragons Prefer Princesses: Oddly enough for an otherwise hard fantasy tale, the wolf-drake is explicitly mentioned as prefering female prey.

Source: Literature / A Memoir By Lady Trent
Rudy Dewclaw from Bill Holbrook's Kevin & Kell is a young wolf, who'd usually prey upon herbivores.

Source: Predator Turned Protector

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