predatorily
In stalking fashion
In a predatory manner—aggressively seeking to exploit or consume.
The word applies literally to hunting behavior: The cat watched predatorily from the bushes.
More often it describes human behavior with overtones of exploitation or menace: He smiled predatorily at the new investors.
Exploiting circumstances as arise
- manipulativelyIn a scheming manner
- parasiticallyBy feeding off others
- rapaciouslyWith greedy aggression
- avariciouslyWith excessive greed
unscrupulously · deceptively · coercively · profiteering · usury · gouging · swindling · exploitation
In a savage manner
- viciouslyIn a brutal manner
- savagelyIn a brutal manner
- fiercelyWith intense aggression
- menacinglyIn a threatening way
threateningly · intimidatingly · ominously · sinisterly · dangerously · ruthlessly · relentlessly · mercilessly
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
- pouncingLeaping to attack
- ambushingSurprise attack from concealment
- lurkingConcealed and watchful
- prowlingMoving stealthily while hunting
tracking · pursuing · stealthily · circling · cornering · carnivore · hunter · huntress
With authoritative presence
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- imperiouslyIn overbearing manner
- authoritativelyWith confident expertise
- possessivelyWith ownership attachment
territorially · domineeringly · supremacy · dominance · hegemony · alpha · powerhouse · subjugation
opportunistically
Exploiting circumstances as arise
- manipulativelyIn a scheming manner
- parasiticallyBy feeding off others
- rapaciouslyWith greedy aggression
avariciously · unscrupulously · deceptively · coercively · profiteering · usury · gouging · swindling · exploitation · extortion
ferociously
In a savage manner
menacingly · threateningly · intimidatingly · ominously · sinisterly · dangerously · ruthlessly · relentlessly · mercilessly · brutally
stalking
Stealthy, persistent pursuit
prowling · tracking · pursuing · stealthily · circling · cornering · carnivore · hunter · huntress · quarry
commandingly
With authoritative presence
- overbearinglyIn an oppressively forceful way
- imperiouslyIn overbearing manner
- authoritativelyWith confident expertise
possessively · territorially · domineeringly · supremacy · dominance · hegemony · alpha · powerhouse · subjugation · conquest
predatorilydefensively
In a protective manner
evasively · vulnerably · submissively · skittishly · timidly
predatorilybenevolently
In a kindhearted manner
protectively · gently · kindly · caringly · benignly
predatorilysubmissively
In yielding deference
meekly · passively · docilely · gently · deferentially
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