Synonyms of feline

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noun

as in cat

a small domestic animal known for catching mice

the commercial claims that the product will please the palate of even the most finicky feline

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cat
• kitten
• kitty
• pussycat
• pussy
• moggy
• puss
• house cat
• tabby
• mouser
• kit
• alley cat
• tomcat
• gib

feline

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adjective

ˈfē-ˌlīn 

as in graceful

moving easily

the thief was eerily feline as he moved stealthily through the darkened rooms

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graceful
• agile
• gracile
• spry
• balletic
• lithesome
• lithe
• nimble
• lissome
• light-footed
• acrobatic
• light
• lightsome
• athletic
• limber
• flexible
• featly
• adroit
• dexterous
• pliant
• supple
• loose-jointed
• pliable
• light-fingered
• coordinated
• deft
• fleet-footed
• sure-footed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lumbering
• clumsy
• awkward
• ungainly
• gawky
• ungraceful
• graceless
• uncoordinated
• klutzy
• rigid
• stiff
• inflexible
• inept
• maladroit
• bungling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of feline

Noun

The scene moves inside the shadowy building, where Nero and Rocco interrogate a fellow feline about missing tuna. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 11 June 2026

The account @cat_astrophies has been posting videos of their special feline, along with her cat sister, Mattie, for several years, and one video of Niska has reached more than 10 million views. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 10 June 2026

Adjective

At the last stop on the tour, Sacramento County’s Bradshaw Animal Shelter, a poster for the cat tour featuring some of the shelter’s longest feline residents hung on the wall outside the door. — Hannah Ruhoff june 8, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026

The Tonys will afford this titan the same respect his feline friends do on stage in this ebullient revival. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 29 May 2026