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feline

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of feline

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 of feline

cat, house cat, kitty, moggy (also moggie) [British], puss, pussy, pussycat

Words Related to feline

alley cat, tabby

feline

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of feline

moving easily

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

Synonyms of feline

agile, featly, graceful, gracile, light, light-footed (also light-foot), lightsome, lissome (also lissom), lithe, lithesome, nimble, spry

Words Related to feline

acrobatic, flexible, limber, loose-jointed, pliable, pliant, supple

adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), light-fingered

fleet-footed, sure-footed

athletic, balletic, coordinated

Near Antonyms of feline

inflexible, rigid, stiff

bungling, inept, maladroit

Antonyms of feline

awkward, clumsy, gawky, graceless, klutzy, lumbering, ungainly, ungraceful

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