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marauding

[muh-raw-ding] / məˈrɔ dɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
predatory
Synonyms
STRONGEST
greedy rapacious voracious
WEAK
bloodthirsty carnivorous depredatory despoiling hungry hunting pillaging plundering predacious predative preying raptorial ravaging ravening thieving vulturine vulturous wolfish
ADJECTIVE
rapacious
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ferocious greedy predatory ravenous voracious
WEAK
avaricious furious murderous preying ravening savage
Antonyms
STRONGEST
satisfied
NOUN
depredation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
wasting
STRONG
burglary crime desecration desolation pillage plunder ransacking rapine ravaging robbery sacking spoliation stealing theft
WEAK
despoiling laying waste
Antonyms
WEAK
boon construction goodness miracle wonder
NOUN
piracy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
copying hijacking infringement plagiarism theft
STRONG
bootlegging buccaneering rapine stealing swashbuckling
WEAK
commandeering freebooting pirating
NOUN
rapacity
Synonyms
STRONG
stealing theft thievery thieving
Antonyms
WEAK
generosity

Example Sentences

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The gang of marauding kids from that movie chased O’Brien through scenes of movies from “Marty Supreme” to an animated riff on “KPop Demon Hunters.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

A snatch of traveler’s gossip could have meant the difference between staying alive and losing your head to marauding Vikings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

It culminated a stunning comeback after they were all out for 172 at the hands of a marauding Starc.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

For one more weekend in Long Beach, theatergoers can live out a mini marauding fantasy on an actual ship at “Pirates Wanted,” a limited-run revival of the troupe’s 2024 show.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

Capricorn's men climbed the steps and sat at their master's feet, Elinor among them like a pigeon with ruffled feathers in the middle of a mob of marauding crows.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke