prey | Definition of prey

Synonyms and Antonyms of prey

1 an animal that is hunted or killed

rabbits are common prey for owls and hawks

Synonyms of prey

Words Related to prey

beast, brute, creature, critter

Near Antonyms of prey

chaser, hunter, pursuer

killer, murderer

Antonyms of prey

2 a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed

he fell prey to nagging—but groundless—doubts about his wife's fidelity

Synonyms of prey

casualty, fatality, loss, victim

Words Related to prey

loser, underdog

martyr, sacrifice

collateral damage

Near Antonyms of prey

gainer, victor, winner

harmer, injurer

assassin, killer, murderer

3 a person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule

that woman has a sharp tongue, and her favored prey is her long-suffering husband

Synonyms of prey

butt, mark, sitting duck, target, victim

Words Related to prey

laughingstock, mockery, pilgarlic

fall guy, goat, scapegoat, whipping boy

Near Antonyms of prey

gossip, gossiper, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, troublemaker

defamer, libeler, libelist, traducer

baiter, heckler, needler, ribber, taunter, tease, teaser, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer

derider, insulter, mocker, ridiculer, scoffer, scorner

caricaturist, lampooner, parodist, satirist