voracious
Extremely hungry or eager for a lot of something.
voracious in a sentence
- Priya is such a voracious reader that she finishes three books a week.
- The voracious caterpillar munched through every leaf on Grandad's prize cabbage in a single day.
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Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to voracious?
- Afull
- Bsatisfied
- Cgreedy
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C: greedy. The other three mean the opposite of voracious.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to voracious?
- Agreedy
- Beager
- Chungry
- Dfull
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D: full. The other three mean nearly the same as voracious.
Words that mean something similar
greedy, hungry, eager
Words that mean the opposite
full, satisfied
More words about size & amount
- wholly: Completely and entirely.
- zenith: The highest point that something reaches.
- abundance: A very large amount of something, more than enough.
- abundant: More than enough of something; plenty of it.
- accumulate: To gather more and more of something over time.
- ample: More than enough; plenty of room or plenty of something.
- approximate: Close to the right amount, but not exact.
- bountiful: Giving or containing a very large amount.
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