What context can I use each word in?
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
ravenous
Example
After hiking all day, I was ravenous and ate everything in sight. [ravenous: adjective]
Example
The artist had a ravenous thirst for knowledge and spent hours reading books. [ravenous: adjective]
voracious
Example
The voracious reader finished the entire book in one sitting. [voracious: adjective]
Example
The lion's voracious appetite led it to hunt and eat several prey in a single day. [voracious: adjective]
Good things to know
Which word is more common?
Voracious is less common than ravenous in everyday language, but both words are still used frequently in their respective contexts.
What’s the difference in the tone of formality between ravenous and voracious?
Both ravenous and voracious are formal words, but voracious may be slightly more formal due to its less frequent usage.
