SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
voracious
adjective
Extremely eager to consume food, information, or experiences.
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Eager to consume
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Usage distinction
Return to topVoracious can describe appetite for food or information. Rapacious adds a grasping or predatory implication; avid can describe intense interest without excess.
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A voracious reader, she finished the entire series during the holiday.
A voracious appetite for practical skills led one trader to request demonstrations of weighing, packing, mending, and price checking in a single morning.
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