Synonyms of snake

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noun

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

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as in dog

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

why, that dirty, rotten snake!

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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

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

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

Phrases Containing snake

• snake pit

• snake pit