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snake - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | snake |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reptile |
| Synonyms: | serpent, vermin* |
| Notes: | snake's name comes from Old High German and Norse words meaning 'crawler' or 'creeper,' from Latin meaning 'crawl'; serpent and snake mean the same thing, and reptile is the general word for the class that includes snakes |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | coil |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | curl around, entwine |
| Synonyms: | convolute, fold, intertwine, lap, loop, rotate, scroll, snake, spiral, spire, turn, twine, twist, wind, writhe, convolve, corkscrew, intervolve, make serpentine, sinuate, wrap around, wreathe |
| Main Entry: | creep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | crawl along, usually on ground |
| Synonyms: | edge, glide, grovel, gumshoe*, inch, insinuate, lurk, pussyfoot, scramble, skulk, slink, slither, snake*, sneak, squirm, steal, tiptoe, wriggle, writhe, approach unnoticed, crawl on all fours, scrabble, worm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend, angle |
| Synonyms: | bow, curve, flex, fork, hook, meander, notch, round, slither, snake, wind, zigzag |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | curl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend, loop |
| Synonyms: | buckle, coil, contort, convolute, crimp, crinkle, crisp, crook, curve, entwine, fold, indent, kink, lap, meander, ringlet, ripple, roll, snake, spiral, swirl, turn, twine, twirl, twist, undulate, wave, wind, writhe, zigzag, corkscrew, form into ringlets, frizz, scallop, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | curve |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bending in a shape or course |
| Synonyms: | arc, arch, bend, bow, buckle, bulge, coil, concave, convex, crook, crumple, curl, deviate, divert, gyrate, hook, loop, round, skew, snake, spiral, stoop, swerve, turn, twist, veer, wind, incurve, inflect, wreathe |
| Antonyms: | straighten |
| Main Entry: | fink |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | rat*, snake*, snitch, squealer, stool pigeon, tattletale, weasel, canary*, narc, nark, scab, stoolie, tipster, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lurk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hide; move stealthily |
| Synonyms: | creep, crouch, gumshoe, prowl, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, snoop, steal, wait, conceal oneself, go furtively, lie in wait, stay hidden |
| Antonyms: | come out |
| Main Entry: | meander |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | wander, zigzag |
| Synonyms: | change, drift, gallivant, ramble, range, recoil, roam, rove, snake, stray, stroll, traipse, turn, twine, twist, vagabond, wind, be all over the map, extravagate, get sidetracked, peregrinate |
| Antonyms: | go direct, stay on path |
| Main Entry: | prowl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move stealthily |
| Synonyms: | cruise, hunt, lurk, patrol, range, roam, rove, skulk, slink, snake, sneak, stalk, steal, stroll, tramp, nose around, scavenge |
| Antonyms: | rush |
| Main Entry: | renegade |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is rebellious |
| Synonyms: | apostate, betrayer, deserter, dissident, escapee, exile, fugitive, heretic, iconoclast, insurgent, mutineer, outlaw, rebel, recreant, refugee, runaway, snake*, snake in the grass, traitor, turnabout, turncoat, abandoner, backslider, defector, double-crosser, forsaker, schismatic, tergiversator |
| Antonyms: | adherent, follower, passivist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shirk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | avoid, get out of responsibility |
| Synonyms: | bypass, cheat, creep, dodge, dog*, duck, elude, eschew, evade, fence, lurk, malinger, parry, pussyfoot*, quit, shun, sidestep, skulk, slack, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal, get around, goldbrick, lie down on job, shuffle off, slough off |
| Antonyms: | do, face, meet |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | skulk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | lurk; shirk |
| Synonyms: | avoid, bypass, creep, crouch, dodge, elude, evade, hide, prowl, pussyfoot*, sidestep, slack, slink, snake, sneak, snoop, steal, conceal oneself, lie in wait |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slink/slither |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | creep by |
| Synonyms: | coast, cower, glide, gumshoe*, lurk, meander, prowl, pussyfoot*, shirk, sidle, skulk, slick, slide, slip, snake, sneak, steal, undulate, glissade, go stealthily, pass quietly, skitter |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | slither |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | slide |
| Synonyms: | coast, crawl, glide, move, skate, skid, slink, slip, snake*, sneak, wriggle, glissade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sneak |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is very dishonest |
| Synonyms: | con artist, coward, cur, dastard, heel*, informer, louse, rascal, scoundrel, skunk*, slink*, snake*, toad*, weasel*, wretch, cheater, reptile, snake in grass |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | sneak |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move stealthily |
| Synonyms: | ambush, case, cheat, cower, crawl, creep, deceive, delude, evade, glide, gumshoe*, hide, lurk, mooch, ooze, pad, pass, prowl, pussyfoot*, secrete, shirk, sidle, skulk, slide, slink, slip, slither, sly, smuggle, snake, spirit, steal, move secretly, snook, worm |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swirl |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | spin around |
| Synonyms: | agitate, boil, churn, coil, crimp, crisp, curl, eddy, roil, roll, snake, surge, twirl, whirl, whirlpool, whorl, wriggle, purl, swoosh |
| Main Entry: | traitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is disloyal |
| Synonyms: | Benedict Arnold*, Judas*, apostate, betrayer, conspirator, deceiver, deserter, fink*, hypocrite, impostor, informer, miscreant, quisling, rebel, renegade, snake*, sneak*, snitch*, spy, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, wolf*, back-stabber, backslider, defector, double-crosser, intriguer, snitcher, traducer, treasonist, two-timer, whistle-blower |
| Antonyms: | loyalist |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | troublemaker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who causes a problem |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, agitator, firebrand*, gremlin*, heel*, hellion, incendiary, instigator, loose cannon*, meddler, mischief-maker, nuisance, phony*, punk*, rabble-rouser*, rascal, recreant, smart aleck*, snake*, stormy petrel*, weasel*, bad actor, inciter, inflamer |
| Antonyms: | peacemaker |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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