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voracious

adjectiveHigh-frequency wordMore V words

having a huge appetite for food or for an activity

Word origin: From Latin vorare, to devour.

In a sentence

Voracious in a sentence

Here are example sentences showing voracious in a sentence.

A voracious reader, she finished several novels every week.

A voracious reader, she worked through the entire reading list before the term had even begun.

Synonyms
insatiableravenousgreedyavid
Antonyms
satisfiedabstemious
Usage & nuance

Using “voracious” well

Voracious means having a huge appetite, for food or for an activity such as reading. Do not confuse it with veracious, which means truthful.

Common questions

Questions about “voracious

Voracious (adjective) means having a huge appetite for food or for an activity
Here is voracious used in an example sentence: "A voracious reader, she finished several novels every week." Another example: "A voracious reader, she worked through the entire reading list before the term had even begun."
Common synonyms for voracious include insatiable, ravenous, greedy, avid.
Antonyms of voracious include satisfied, abstemious.
Clusters with insatiable, ravenous, and avid in Sentence Equivalence. Its antonyms satisfied and abstemious mark the opposite, and veracious is a deceptive near-homophone.
Yes. Voracious is a high-frequency GRE word, so it is worth prioritising as you build your vocabulary.

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