What is another word for prey upon?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈe͡ɪ əpˌɒn] (IPA)

The phrase "prey upon" refers to the act of exploiting or taking advantage of someone or something. When looking for synonyms, words like "exploit," "abuse," "benefit from," "capitalize on," and "manipulate" could be used. Other words might include "leveraging," "taking advantage of," "milking," "preying on," and "dominating." Depending on the context and intent of one's writing or speech, different synonyms may be more or less appropriate. Ultimately, selecting the right word or phrase is important in conveying a clear message and avoiding unintended misunderstandings or implications.

What are the hypernyms for Prey upon?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Prey upon

  • They politics like ours profess, the greater prey upon the less.
    Matthew Green
  • Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. It is a weapon that we as Americans do have. Let that be understood by those who practice terrorism and prey upon their neighbours.
    Ronald Reagan
  • The establishment and maintenance of sound and fair social conditions; so that there should be no oppression nor injustice, but a square deal for everybody; so that the strong should not be permitted to prey upon the weak; so that the law of helpfulness should prevail, instead of the law of ravine ... such sound and fair social conditions would bring to the community in which they were established and maintained, unexampled, and marvelous prosperity; and this prosperity and peace and happiness would promptly advertise themselves and set up an irresistible attraction. Such a society as this would be a magnet that would draw to itself, all the children of men. They would all want to be in it.
    Washington Gladden
  • I saw that the writers on vegetarianism had examined the question very minutely, attacking it in its religious, scientific, practical and medical aspects. Ethically they had arrived at the conclusion that man's supremacy over the lower animals meant not that the former should prey upon the latter, but that the higher should protect the lower, and that there should be mutual aid between the two as between man and man.
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • Propositions prey upon and are grounded upon one another just like living forms.
    Samuel Butler (novelist)

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