voracious
adjectiveHow many syllables in voracious?
There are 4 syllables in the word voracious.How to pronounce voracious:
Definition of voracious:
- voracious (adjective):
- having a huge appetite ravenous
- devouring or craving food in great quantities.
Synonyms for voracious:
edacious
esurient
gluttonous
greedy
hoggish
hungry
insatiable
piggish
rapacious
ravening
ravenous
starved
starving
swinish
wolfish
Antonyms for voracious:
abstaining
abstemious
abstentious
abstinent
ascetic
ascetical
austere
continent
controlled
disciplined
frugal
full
full up
moderate
monastic
monkish
non-indulgent
quenched
restrained
sated
satiate
satiated
satisfied
self-abnegating
self-controlled
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