Synonyms of the word

predation

• n. the preying of one animal on others.
• n. the action of attacking or plundering.

depredation

• n. An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder.
• n. A raid or predatory attack.

hunt

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To chase down prey and (usually) kill it.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) To try to find something; search (for).
• v. (transitive) To drive; to chase; with down, from, away, etc.
• v. (transitive) To use or manage (dogs, horses, etc.) in hunting.
• v. (transitive) To use or traverse in pursuit of game.
• v. (bell-ringing, transitive) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in a regular course of changes.
• v. (bell-ringing, intransitive) To shift up and down in order regularly.
• v. (engineering, intransitive) To be in a state of instability of movement or forced oscillation, as a governor…
• n. The act of hunting.
• n. A hunting expedition.
• n. An organization devoted to hunting, or the people belonging to such an organization (capitalized if the…

hunting

• n. Chasing and killing animals for sport or to get food.
• n. Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
• n. (engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
• v. present participle of hunt.

pillage

• v. (transitive, intransitive) To loot or plunder by force, especially in time of war.
• n. The spoils of war.
• n. The act of pillaging.

pillaging

• v. present participle of pillage.

plundering

• v. present participle of plunder.
• n. The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.