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
• rattlesnake
• python
• boa
• copperhead
• adder
• constrictor
• anaconda
• moccasin
• mamba
• racer
• 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 bastard

a person whose behavior is offensive to others

why, that dirty, rotten snake!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bastard
• jerk
• dog
• clown
• skunk
• reptile
• toad
• rat
• joker
• beast
• creep
• swine
• heel
• idiot
• brute
• bugger
• louse
• moron
• vermin
• varmint
• pill
• fool
• buzzard
• villain
• cur
• slime
• sod
• scum
• brat
• rotter
• hound
• cad
• stinker
• so-and-so
• blighter
• bounder
• son of a gun
• boor
• scumbag
• bleeder
• nuisance
• schmuck
• fink
• barbarian
• cretin
• lout
• stinkard
• crud
• dirtbag
• slimeball
• sleaze
• savage
• scuzzball
• crumb
• slob
• sleazebag
• churl
• sleazeball
• chuff
• rat fink
• nerd
• caveman
• wretch
• scab
• rogue
• rascal
• scoundrel
• booby
• Neanderthal
• loudmouth
• lowlife
• vulgarian
• scamp
• roughneck
• turkey
• pest
• miscreant
• imbecile
• blockhead
• dolt
• dope
• jackass
• nut
• 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
• recreant
• collaborator
• renegade
• subverter
• sellout
• conspirator
• plotter
• schemer
• informant
• collaborationist
• intriguer
• coconspirator
• informer
• defector
• deserter
• subversive
• snitch
• stool pigeon
• rat
• talker
• accommodationist
• gossiper
• 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

Connie’s sweet potato curry pie is inspired by a pet snake named Dave and looks like a delicious little cartoon. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Their soft robot, called BIOSENTER, is designed to autonomously inch through the crowded, cramped, and coiled small intestine, contracting and extending its body much like an earthworm or snake. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026

Verb

The queue outside of the auditorium snaked nearly 200 people long. — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026

The pair notices that others can’t make calls, either; a restaurant loses its checkout interface; and everyone is snaking cords around to keep devices charged for the moment when service returns. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing snake

• snake pit