PIGEONS Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

pigeons

noun

plural of pigeon

as in suckers

one who is easily deceived or cheated a confidence man in search of another pigeon

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Recent Examples of pigeons From rats and mice to cockroaches and pigeons, lots of critters are known to roam New York City’s streets. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 The hunters didn’t need the DeFlock map in downtown Atlanta, where cameras seem to outnumber pigeons. — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 At Somers, inmates could open cell windows and Smith coaxed dozens of pigeons into his cell and adopted them as pets. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 Rufus the hawk handles deterring the pigeons from disrupting play by eating grass seed. — Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026 Sparrows, starlings, bluebirds, swallows, ravens, pigeons, and crows can become nuisance birds, causing damage and health risks. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 About the same time the wild pigeons, which used to darken the sun with their flights, left here, never to return. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026 Through a series of flight and lab experiments, researchers found pigeons can use special cells in their liver as an internal compass. — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 29 May 2026 The next day, all the pigeons were released. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeons

Noun

Some kinds of trees, such as honey locusts, hackberries, lindens and maples, are naturally more inclined to produce suckers.

— Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
The ornamental characteristics of suckers that develop from roots are inferior to the upper portion of the tree.

— Molly Burford, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of suckers

Noun

Brown pelicans, double-crested cormorants, western gulls, and more than two dozen other species stop over on Anacapa.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026
This week, hundreds of brown pelicans, California gulls and sandpipers rested along the shoreline as waves rolled in.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gulls

Noun

Four people with wounds were transported to Hennepin Healthcare to be treated for their injuries, where one of the victims died, Parten said Wednesday afternoon.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026
The victims were identified as Michael Newman, 41, and Stephen Scott, 28, reported the Oklahoman, part of the USA TODAY Network.

— Josh Kelly, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026