Synonyms of snake

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noun

ˈsnāk 

1

as in serpent

a limbless reptile with a long body

snakes are cold-blooded, so they regulate their body temperature by alternately basking in sunlight and seeking shade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• serpent
• viper
• cobra
• python
• boa
• rattlesnake
• copperhead
• adder
• constrictor
• racer
• anaconda
• moccasin
• mamba
• water snake
• garter snake
• asp
• coral snake
• sea serpent
• pit viper
• gopher snake
• rat snake
• sea snake
• bull snake
• milk snake
• green snake
• taipan
• bushmaster
• krait
• blacksnake
• indigo snake
• worm snake
• pine snake
• water moccasin
• king snake
• hognose snake
• diamondback rattlesnake
• chicken snake
• king cobra
• black racer
• puff adder
• blue racer
• fer-de-lance
• sidewinder
• horned viper
• cottonmouth moccasin

2

as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

why, that dirty, rotten snake!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dog
• bastard
• jerk
• clown
• skunk
• reptile
• joker
• beast
• rat
• toad
• creep
• heel
• swine
• brute
• idiot
• villain
• pill
• bugger
• fool
• moron
• louse
• vermin
• varmint
• buzzard
• cur
• hound
• slime
• sod
• brat
• scum
• cad
• rotter
• stinker
• so-and-so
• blighter
• nuisance
• bounder
• son of a gun
• boor
• scumbag
• bleeder
• schmuck
• barbarian
• fink
• cretin
• lout
• savage
• stinkard
• crud
• dirtbag
• slimeball
• sleaze
• scuzzball
• crumb
• slob
• sleazebag
• churl
• sleazeball
• chuff
• nerd
• rat fink
• caveman
• wretch
• rogue
• scab
• rascal
• scoundrel
• booby
• Neanderthal
• loudmouth
• lowlife
• vulgarian
• scamp
• turkey
• pest
• roughneck
• miscreant
• imbecile
• blockhead
• dolt
• dope
• nut
• jackass
• goon
• ninny
• nincompoop
• airhead
• snot
• dink
• snob
• insolent
• doofus
• snip
• nit
• dork
• nitwit
• schmo
• dweeb
• birdbrain
• half-wit
• snoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hero
• lady
• gentleman
• idol
• heroine
• role model
• angel
• saint

3

as in traitor

one who betrays a trust or an allegiance

what a snake she was—having an affair with my husband while I was in the hospital!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traitor
• serpent
• Judas
• betrayer
• turncoat
• quisling
• backstabber
• apostate
• double-crosser
• double-dealer
• renegade
• recreant
• collaborator
• informant
• conspirator
• subverter
• sellout
• plotter
• schemer
• collaborationist
• informer
• intriguer
• coconspirator
• defector
• deserter
• subversive
• rat
• snitch
• stool pigeon
• talker
• gossiper
• accommodationist
• squealer
• tattler
• tattletale
• blabbermouth
• snitcher
• telltale
• gossip
• talebearer
• rumormonger
• gossipmonger

snake

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verb

1

as in to lurk

to move about in a sly or secret manner

snaking softly through the brush

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurk
• sneak
• mouse
• slip
• slide
• steal
• crawl
• worm
• slink
• creep
• shirk
• ghost
• skulk
• pussyfoot
• pad
• edge
• tiptoe
• inch
• mooch

2

as in to crawl

to move slowly with the body close to the ground

commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawl
• creep
• slide
• worm
• slither
• wriggle
• belly
• grovel
• crouch
• tiptoe
• sneak
• squat
• steal
• edge
• inch
• nose
• skulk

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of snake

Noun

The Interpol notice says the suspect has a tattoo, possibly of a snake, on her right arm from the shoulder to the elbow. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

Aspiring snake wranglers have a few more days to prepare for the Florida Python Challenge, the state’s annual roundup competition that draws participants from around the United States. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Verb

Fuel rationing has been introduced in many regions, with hourslong queues of cars snaking beside roads. — ABC News, 1 July 2026

Fuel rationing has been introduced in many Russian regions, with hours-long queues of cars snaking beside roads. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Phrases Containing snake

• snake pit