What are antonyms? These are words that are one and the same part of speech, are pronounced and written differently and have the opposite lexical meaning. Antonyms can be selected for adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs.
It is worth learning to select antonyms for words, not only in order to get good grades in Russian lessons. This is useful when solving crosswords or scanwords. For example, they often meet the task: "Antonyms the words" predator ", 6 letters," etc. And for solving crosswords, you can get a valuable prize. Still there is a very fascinating intellectual game "antonyms".
Predator: lexical meaning
Since the noun predator was mentioned above, we will dwell on it in more detail.
What is or what is a predator?
This word has two meanings: direct and figurative:
- an animal that feeds on other animals below it in the food chain;
- a man who profits from others.
For instance:
- Lion, tiger, wolf, fox - predators.
- The president of this company is a real predator, he will spare no one.
Morphological characteristics
The noun "predator" is animate and common noun. Like all masculine nouns, it belongs to the second type of declension.
| Case / number | Question | Singular | Plural |
| Nominative | Who! | Antonyms for the word "predator" are prey and herbivore. | Predators live in forests. |
| Genitive | Whom? | There are no predators in this lake. | I am not afraid of predators. |
| Dative | To whom? | Give the predator meat. | Do not approach the predators. |
| Accusative | Whom? | I see a predator, but I can’t run away. | I love predators more than herbivores. |
| Instrumental case | By whom? | It’s quite dangerous to be in the same cage with a predator. | The trainer was not satisfied with the predators. |
| Prepositional | About whom? | What did you find in this predator? | The guide spoke a lot about predators. |
Synonyms for the word "predator"
By the word "predator", you can try to find words that are close in meaning:
- Flayer: Tired of these flayer, three skins are fighting with us.
- Vampire: He is a real vampire, after talking with him I feel bloodless.
- The Bloodsucker: The tax collector is a bloodsucker, sucks the last crumbs from the people.
- Villain: Karabas is a mean villain!
Antonyms for the word "predator"
If a predator is one who, roughly speaking, eats others, then what is the meaning of its antonym?
Herbivore - an animal that eats plant foods.
Victim - the food of a predator in the literal meaning, affected by the action or inaction of a cruel person in a figurative meaning.