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 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 Every detail is quickened by a momentary fizz, perfectly articulated by two pigeons about to pierce the picture plane at center. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 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 While the researchers found the strongest magnetic signal in the pigeons' livers, such immune cells have also been spotted in other areas including the beak and spleen. — ABC News, 28 May 2026 The next day, all the pigeons were released. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeons

Noun

Be careful not to remove the suckers all at once, which can put stress on the plant.

— Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 18 July 2026
Roses will often have suckers that grow from the rootstock of the rose plant.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Definition of suckers

Noun

Silent and purposeful, the pelicans cut through a raucous chaos of gulls at the end of the wharf and glided on into the marsh.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Skuas, gulls and giant petrels cross enormous distances over the Southern Ocean, and the virus traveled with them.

— John Drake, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

Definition of gulls

Noun

Patel arrived in Jakarta shortly after talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet concerning joint efforts to combat international online scam operations that cheat victims out of billions of dollars annually.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Like his Borat character, Cohen interviews people on the street as Ali G and often gets himself into hilarious and cringe-worthy situations with unknowing victims.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 July 2026