RAVENED Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

ravened

verb

past tense of raven

as in devoured

to swallow or eat greedily the rat ravened the poisoned bait just as we had hoped

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If the demons find out about her power, she will be devoured.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Soon Drews noticed the speed with which her cheesecakes were devoured.

— David Farley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of devoured

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The chemical is highly corrosive, toxic when inhaled or touched, and flammable under specific concentrations.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
The poorer the air being inhaled by children in Hackney, the more regularly the dust was agitated and the thicker the storm and richer the color inside the box.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

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Trump scoffed at questions about affordability, insisting that they'd been caused by Biden, who left office more than two years ago.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026
Jamie Florez, the Hispanic communications director of the Republican National Committee, scoffed at recent polling suggesting a shift in Hispanic voters towards Democrats.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of scoffed

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Sixers fans that crammed aisles and stairways trying to catch a first glimpse or a snapshot of James were shooed back to their seats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Multiple artists crammed into a food truck-sized trailer serve a revolving door of clients throughout the four-day festival.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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