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 In Registan Square on Monday, Rubio’s Uzbek hosts released hundreds of pigeons into the sky and filled the vast space with local pop music. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026 Advertisement To develop GenoMorph, Colossal scientists built an atlas showing how the genetic switches that control facial development turn on and off as embryos grow in chickens, quail, ducks, and pigeons. — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 14 Oct. 2026 Brower and Simone learned that pigeons were a common source of food for people thousands of years ago and used the sun, and probably the earth's magnetic field, for navigation. — Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026 As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 According to a spokesperson with the county's Animal Enforcement Services, 28 pigeons, three goats, two chickens, and one duck were found deceased near Cottonwood Drive at Fargo Place along the South River Trail. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 Quotidian urban characters are transformed into objects of embellishment and desire, with faux fur, sequins, pizza rats, pigeons, bodega snacks, paint splatters and towering leopard platforms showcased through a luxury lens. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 Seventeen pigeons played Intruder, the name that Burstyn’s character gives to her flying friend. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026 According to Northwest Exterminating, pigeons are especially partial to nesting on your roof, chimneys, window sills, ledges, or under the eaves of your house. — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pigeons

Noun

How could anyone in the military support a repulsive, draft-dodging coward who called dead soldiers suckers and losers?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
The theory seems to be that there will always be another crop of suckers willing to pump money into the ecosystem, so the market will provide.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of suckers

Noun

Good kept an eBird list of everything seen and heard during the shoot, which included geese, gulls, and a handful of birds from the Ardeidae family (among them, herons and egrets) that threatened to upstage the models with their long legs.

— Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Adults learn to surface with only their heads exposed, keeping their backs underwater and out of reach of the gulls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026