REPTILE Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

reptile

noun

ˈrep-ˌtī(-ə)l

Definition of reptile

as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others the actor plays a total reptile who's somehow still a hit with the ladies

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Recent Examples of reptile And if wildlife is more your speed, plan to visit Khao Phra Thaeo Wildlife and Nature Education Center for encounters with birds, reptiles, and monkeys. — Veronica Lopez, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2026 But humans disrupt the cycle by picking up eggs in contaminated water or eating undercooked fish, reptiles, or amphibians. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2026 Sometimes the eyes are the only thing that changes between spreads, a technique that is especially effective when the characters are rigid reptiles with a limited range of motion. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 7 July 2026 Stray pets taken in by the nonprofit since July 4 of this year include 54 dogs, 11 cats, eight puppies, 23 kittens and one reptile. — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reptile

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Noun

On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of dog

Noun

Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
The group demonstrated near the Washington Monument and was met by a few counter protestors, one of which played clown music throughout the majority of the demonstration.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of clown

Noun

Led and inspired by Chef Wayne Sharpe, this fast Jamaican restaurant serves iconic island meals like jerk chicken, jerk shrimp, vegan jerk, pineapple plantains, rice and peas, and Jamaican patties.

— Alexandra Phelps July 15, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Bates plans to expand that menu in the new brick-and-mortar restaurant, adding dishes like jerk catfish pasta and Louisiana Cajun cream sauce over dirty rice.

— Joey Schamber, jsonline.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of jerk

Noun

The tracker implanted inside her will eventually lead the team to more snakes.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Guidry, at the prow, raised the lantern, revealed in the circle oflight a bobbing tangle of sargassum weed, a swimming snake, a child’s cloth doll.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of snake

Noun

Compared to skunks and coyotes, raccoons were the quickest to discover that tapping the left button would release food, with most of the eight raccoon subjects unlocking the puzzle within one or two attempts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
For instance, inside the skunks’ pen, a cat litter box was filled with dirt, leaves and other natural substrate.

— Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of skunk

Noun

Successive administrations tolerated his feed-the-beast strategy—not agreeing with it but also not bringing any pressure to bear.

— Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026
The oldest depiction of a dragon-like beast dates back at least 4,000 years, and variations of the mythical creature cross cultures and oceans, appearing in ancient Europe, China, and Mesoamerica.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026

Definition of beast

Noun

Clooney might be known as the joker of the two.

— Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Like any public hearing, there were a few jokers who had some strange outbursts, but the majority of the over a dozen speakers weren’t satisfied with Gower’s presentation and used their times to ask questions of the owners as to what has taken so long with this project.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026

Definition of joker

Noun

Cane toad eggs also contain bufotoxin, which can harm or kill native species that eat them, according to the FWC.

— Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 8 July 2026
There, students can see animals including snakes, axolotls, tiger salamanders, turtles, toads, frogs, tarantulas, millipedes, bunnies and owls, Wieser said.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026

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