Devouring
Devouring adjective - (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous.
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Synonyms for Devouring
Insatiable and devouring are semantically related in greedy topic. In some cases you can use "Insatiable" instead an adjective "Devouring", when it comes to topics like overwhelming, gluttonous.
Insatiable
Insatiable adjective - Incapable of being satisfied.
Devouring and insatiable are semantically related in greedy topic. You can use "Devouring" instead an adjective "Insatiable", if it concerns topics such as gluttonous.
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Related pairs
- greedy and devouring
- greedy and insatiable
- covetous and devouring
- covetous and insatiable
- acquisitive and devouring
- acquisitive and insatiable
- avid and devouring
- avid and insatiable
- avaricious and devouring
- avaricious and insatiable
- grasping and devouring
- grasping and insatiable
- rapacious and devouring
- rapacious and insatiable
Both words in one sentence
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Devouring everyone and everything in their path to feed an insatiable hunger is their main motivation and characteristic.
Source: Seven Deadly Sins - In the novel The Natural, Roy has an insatiable appetite that finally comes back to bite him; after devouring 6 cheeseburgers for a midnight snack, his stomach finally gives out (it's unclear what exactly happened, but it doesn't seem like it actually ruptured).
Source: Death by Gluttony
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