prey

1. 1.

   profit from in an exploitatory manner

   “He feeds on her insecurity”

   Synonymsfeed

   Broaderexploit
2. 2.

   prey on or hunt for

   “These mammals predate certain eggs”

   Synonymsravenpredate

   Broaderforage

Other forms of prey

plural

preys·

past tense

preyed·

present participle

preying·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about prey

What does prey mean?

prey means "a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in prey?

prey has 1 syllable: prey. In IPA it is /ˈpɹeɪ/.

What is another word for prey?

Close synonyms include quarry, target, fair game, quarry, feed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is prey a common word?

prey is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with prey?

1 word rhymes with prey. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.