Synonyms of harpies

harpies

noun

plural of harpy

1

as in shrews

a bad-tempered scolding woman

in fairy tales stepmothers are often portrayed as harpies who make the lives of their stepchildren miserable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrews
• viragos
• furies
• harridans
• termagants
• battle-axes
• vixens
• fishwives
• critics
• dragon ladies
• viragoes
• gorgons
• cavillers
• carpers
• scolds
• nitpickers
• faultfinders
• railers
• detractors
• cavilers
• censurers
• quibblers
• deriders
• belittlers
• fishwifes
• castigators
• pettifoggers

2

as in predators

a person who habitually preys upon others

having just started to make it really big in the music business, he found himself surrounded by a flock of harpies greedy for a piece of the action

Synonyms & Similar Words

• predators
• vampires
• vultures
• sharks
• wolves
• buzzards
• users
• kites
• bloodsuckers
• exploiters
• leeches
• sponges
• destroyers
• spongers
• devourers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prey
• preys