KITE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈkīt

Definition of kite

as in vampire

a person who habitually preys upon others characterized the financial advisors as kites who took advantage of their customers

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prey

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verb

as in to sport

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Recent Examples of kite

Noun

The first episode focused on burrowing owls in Cape Coral, while the second highlighted one of Gadberry's favorite birds of prey, the snail kite. — Patrick Connolly Orlando Sentinel, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026 As dancers ran across the stage carrying kites and flags of all the countries in the Americas, confetti fell from cannons onto the crowd. — Jessi Roti, Rolling Stone, 25 July 2026

Verb

The game then becomes a matter of kiting those enemies into the open one by one to take them out safely. — ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2026 First, an evening flirt session in the library, complete with setting the seeds for a charming afternoon of kiting. — Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for kite

Recent Examples of Synonyms for kite

Noun

As expected, there are a lot of battles between the vampire and Van Helsing that will thrill kids.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026
Her superpower had nothing to do with vampires and everything to do with her staggering talent.

— Judy Berman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of vampire

Verb

On a recent afternoon, the lanky, mustachioed Zucker, wearing a T-shirt, ballcap and small hoop earrings, bears little resemblance to his comic alter ego who sports a tattered suit with gag props stuffed in every pocket.

— Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Even a carriage horse at the foot of the ancient monument has joined in, sporting a brown bucket hat with holes cut for its ears.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of sport

Noun

The fox is Svalbard's only native terrestrial predator, apart from the polar bear.

— Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Despite not being involved in the film, Hansen purchased preshow advertising on every screen showing Primetime, directing moviegoers to TruBlu, his streaming network focused on predator investigations, THR exclusively reported.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of predator

Verb

The Reting Rinpoche dispatched a search team of high lamas, who soon heard about a precocious 2-year-old who enjoyed larking inside chicken coops but also frequently spoke yearningly about making a long journey to Lhasa.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
And it was discovered by accident, when Delap and a few team-mates were larking about in training.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Definition of lark

Noun

For a taste of the Mediterranean, Beach Rogue, with its after-dark DJ and near-promise of shark sightings, is the spot to book.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
The vessel was licensed to travel through Kiribati's waters but was detained by the maritime police after inspectors found shark fins on board, commander Tom Redfern told AFP.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of shark

Noun

Indeed, the team most vulnerable to the vultures now were once the ones doing most of the preying.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
In June, staff said goodbye to Indy, a 46-year-old Egyptian vulture believed to be among the oldest of her species in human care.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of vulture

Verb

Barney & Friends, the enormously popular and widely mocked PBS series about a singing, dancing purple dinosaur, is the obvious touchstone for the children’s-show-as-hellscape in the new movie Buddy.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
As skirts got shorter and the Jazz Age changed how women dressed, women wanted to show off their feet and looked for secure shoes for dancing.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026

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