Vocabulary
Predatory
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
(of an animal) preying naturally on others.
Urdu meaning
شکار کھیلنا، شکاری، لٹیرا، غارت گر
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- But there is nowhere to go, as even overcrowded `safe zones` in the occupied Strip are not safe from Israel`s predatory behaviour.
- This sorry status arises from the state`s predatory, security and autocratic bent.
- The economic crises arise as our predatory rulers induce fickle growth via high twin deficits.
- But Zia moved the focus to predatory sectors such as US aid,realestate, etc.
- What needs eliminating is the state`s predatory and capricious behaviour a system that taxes without serving, regulates without enabling and punishes without protecting.
Synonyms
predacious, carnivorous, hunting, raptorial, ravening, of prey, raptatorial
Antonyms
defensive, nonaggressive, unacquisitive, unaggressive
Curator example
“predatory species of shark”
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