SHARK Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

shark

noun

Definition of shark

as in dodger

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value a card shark

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as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a shark at calculus

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as in predator

a person who habitually preys upon others being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business

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prey

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Recent Examples of shark He will be joined as a guest shark alongside Jeffrey Housenbold, the CEO of his company, Beast Industries. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 7 July 2026 The lineup of guest sharks includes Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, as well as the CEO of his company Beast Industries, Jeffrey Housenbold. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 July 2026 Leo confides in the shark to process a confusing world until the spirited and bubbly au pair Anya (Bakalova) bursts into their lives. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Porbeagle sharks — which stick around the Bay State all year — have been spotted several times in the last week chomping on striped bass that fishermen caught. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for shark

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shark

Noun

Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Almost all other passengers dine at the Britannia Restaurant, and there’s also a buffet restaurant serving international cuisine, with options for vegans, vegetarians and dairy dodgers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Jan. 2026

Definition of dodger

Noun

But this should be guided and individualized by the right expert in terms of counseling and determining both the risks and benefits of sports based on the cardiac diagnosis and type of sport engaged in by the athlete.

— Nicole Williams, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
Sandy Baum, an expert in education finance with the Urban Institute, said the new loan limits are unreasonably low, but uncapped borrowing was a real problem and some restrictions are necessary.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

Muhammad Taqi al-Hakim, a senior scholar at the Najaf seminary, led the funeral prayers at the Shrine of Imam Ali, the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
In addition to Dafoe and Perkins, the advisory team includes documentary filmmaker Ariel Baska, Oscar-winning prosthetic makeup artist and Academy member Howard Berger, author and filmmaker Tananarive Due, and film scholar Angela Marie Smith.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 8 July 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

In their respective grief, mommy issues, daughter issues, and, in the case of Armand and Daniel, daddy issues, our vampires are giving each other a run for their money over who is the most beautiful, most unwell.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
Taylor-Johnson starred as Friedrich Harding, a skeptic set in his belief that vampires don’t exist.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

Also contributing heavily to that deep black-on-light gray contrast is the custom black entry door prepared by the master craftsmen at Tern Overland.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
These two masters of image management provided colliding—utopian versus dystopian—scenes at contrasting Fourth of July weekend mega events.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of master

Noun

Just two weeks after Bob Dylan guitarist Doug Lancio vanished from the tour and was replaced by jazz virtuoso Julian Lage, Bob Britt — who has played guitar in Dylan’s band since 2019 — has apparently left the group as well.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
He was widely celebrated as a virtuoso who nurtured America’s economic well-being and whose nearly every utterance was parsed for clues as to where interest rates, the economy and the financial markets might be headed.

— Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Definition of virtuoso

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