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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of blacksnakes

  • as in knouts
  • as in garter snakes
  • as in knouts
  • as in garter snakes
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blacksnakes

noun

Definition of blacksnakesnext
plural of blacksnake
1
as in knouts

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • knouts
  • hickories
  • straps
  • birches
  • rattans
  • crops
  • bullwhips
  • quirts
  • cat-o'-nine-tails
  • rawhides
  • cowhides
  • billy clubs
  • whips
  • bastinadoes
  • lashes
  • floggers
  • switches
  • bastinades
  • staves
  • scourges
  • canes
  • cudgels
  • bats
  • bludgeons
  • billies
  • flails
  • staffs
  • batons
  • nightsticks
  • clubs
2
as in garter snakes

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • garter snakes
  • water snakes
  • sea snakes
  • coral snakes
  • rat snakes
  • bull snakes
  • sea serpents
  • green snakes
  • gopher snakes
  • milk snakes
  • worm snakes
  • water moccasins
  • pine snakes
  • king snakes
  • indigo snakes
  • hognose snakes
  • pit vipers
  • rattlesnakes
  • king cobras
  • puff adders
  • chicken snakes
  • racers
  • moccasins
  • pythons
  • copperheads
  • black racers
  • cobras
  • kraits
  • diamondback rattlesnakes
  • blue racers
  • adders
  • taipans
  • cottonmouth moccasins
  • anacondas
  • constrictors
  • boas
  • asps
  • horned vipers
  • mambas
  • sidewinders
  • bushmasters
  • fer-de-lance
  • vipers
  • serpents
  • snakes

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“Blacksnakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blacksnakes. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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