What is another word for lemon?
597 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ lˈɛmən], [ lˈɛmən], [ l_ˈɛ_m_ə_n]
Lemons are a citrus fruit with a sour, acidic taste that can be used for a variety of culinary purposes. However, there are a number of synonyms for the word "lemon" that you may not be aware of. Some alternative words for lemons include citron, sour orange, and lime. The word "citron" refers to a large, lemon-like fruit with a thick rind and pith that is often used to make candied fruit. The term "sour orange" is used to describe a citrus fruit with a similar taste to lemons. Meanwhile, limes are often used as a substitute for lemons in certain recipes. Whatever word you use, lemons and their various synonyms are a versatile and flavorful addition to any kitchen.
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Similar words for lemon:
- imperfect (adjective)
- inferior (adjective)
- second-class (adjective)
- substandard (adjective)
- yellow (adjective)
- buff (adjective)
- faulty (adjective)
- inadequate (adjective)
- low-grade (adjective)
- low-quality (adjective)
- automobile (noun)
- disappointment (noun)
- failure (noun)
- fruit (noun)
- fruits (noun)
- inferior (noun)
- insolvency (noun)
- nonfeasance (noun)
- tree (noun)
- unsuccess (noun)
- unsuccessfulness (noun)
- yellow (noun)
Synonyms for Lemon:
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adj.
• imperfect- bottom of barrel ,
- bottom-of-barrel ,
- few bugs ,
- disfigured ,
- immature ,
- limited ,
- low ,
- minus ,
- partial ,
- patchy ,
- rudimentary ,
- schlocky ,
- sketchy ,
- two bit ,
- two-bit ,
- undeveloped ,
- unfinished .
- SUBPAR. ,
- below standard ,
- more subpar ,
- most subpar ,
- sub standard ,
- sub-standard ,
- subpar ,
- un acceptable ,
- un-acceptable .
- Aurin ,
- Cream-colored ,
- Flaxen ,
- Xanthic ,
- amber ,
- buttery ,
- champagne ,
- chartreuse ,
- citron ,
- creamy ,
- crocus ,
- dandelion ,
- ecru ,
- fallow ,
- gilded ,
- gold ,
- golden ,
- goldenrod ,
- honey ,
- honey-colored ,
- jasmine ,
- jaundiced ,
- maize ,
- mustard ,
- primrose ,
- saffron ,
- sallow ,
- sandy ,
- straw ,
- sulfur ,
- sunny ,
- sunshine ,
- tawny ,
- yellow .
- adulterated ,
- amiss ,
- awry ,
- below par ,
- blamable ,
- blemished ,
- botched ,
- broken ,
- cracked ,
- damaged ,
- debased ,
- distorted ,
- fallacious ,
- fallible ,
- frail ,
- impaired ,
- inaccurate ,
- injured ,
- invalid ,
- leaky ,
- maimed ,
- marred ,
- out of order ,
- rank ,
- sick ,
- tainted ,
- unfit ,
- unreliable ,
- unsound ,
- weak ,
- wrong .
- Stinted ,
- barren ,
- bush-league ,
- depleted ,
- dry ,
- feeble ,
- inappreciable ,
- incommensurate ,
- insubstantial ,
- lacking ,
- lousy ,
- meager ,
- miserly ,
- parsimonious ,
- scanty ,
- scarce ,
- short ,
- skimpy ,
- small ,
- spare ,
- sparse ,
- sterile ,
- stunted ,
- unequal ,
- unproductive ,
- unqualified .
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n.
• automobile • disappointment- bitter pill ,
- blind alley ,
- blow ,
- blunder ,
- bringdown ,
- calamity ,
- defeat ,
- discouragement ,
- downer ,
- downfall ,
- drag ,
- dud ,
- error ,
- errors ,
- false alarm ,
- faux pas ,
- flash in the pan ,
- impasse ,
- inefficacy ,
- miscalculation ,
- mischance ,
- misfortune ,
- mishap ,
- mistake ,
- obstacle ,
- old one-two ,
- setback ,
- slip .
- Non-performance ,
- abortion ,
- bankruptcy ,
- botch ,
- breakdown ,
- bungle ,
- checkmate ,
- collapse ,
- decay ,
- decline ,
- deficiency ,
- deficit ,
- deterioration ,
- failing ,
- failings ,
- false step ,
- frustration ,
- implosion ,
- inadequacy ,
- loss ,
- mess ,
- misadventure ,
- miscarriage ,
- misstep ,
- non-success ,
- nonperformance ,
- nonsuccess ,
- overthrow ,
- rout ,
- rupture ,
- sinking ship ,
- stalemate ,
- stoppage ,
- turkey ,
- unsuccessfulness ,
- wreck .
- banana ,
- berry ,
- blackberry ,
- blueberry ,
- cantaloupe ,
- casaba melon ,
- cranberry ,
- currant ,
- date ,
- fruit ,
- gooseberry ,
- grape ,
- grapefruit ,
- guava ,
- loganberry ,
- mango ,
- melon ,
- nectarine ,
- olive ,
- passion fruit ,
- pineapple ,
- plum ,
- pomegranate ,
- prune ,
- raisin ,
- raspberry ,
- strawberry ,
- tamarind ,
- tangerine ,
- watermelon .
- also-ran ,
- born loser ,
- has-been ,
- reject ,
- second ,
- second banana ,
- second fiddle ,
- subaltern ,
- subordinate ,
- underachiever ,
- underdog ,
- underling .
- acacia ,
- alder ,
- almond ,
- apple ,
- apricot ,
- ash ,
- aspen ,
- avocado ,
- balsa ,
- balsam ,
- banyan ,
- beech ,
- birch ,
- breadfruit ,
- butternut ,
- cashew ,
- cassia ,
- cedar ,
- cherry ,
- chestnut ,
- coconut ,
- cottonwood ,
- cypress ,
- dogwood ,
- ebony ,
- elder ,
- elm ,
- eucalyptus ,
- fig ,
- fir ,
- gum ,
- hickory ,
- ironwood ,
- juniper ,
- larch ,
- laurel ,
- lime ,
- linden ,
- locust ,
- magnolia ,
- mahogany ,
- mangrove ,
- maple ,
- mimosa ,
- mountain ash ,
- mulberry ,
- oak ,
- orange ,
- palm ,
- papaya ,
- peach ,
- pear ,
- pecan ,
- pine ,
- poplar ,
- quince ,
- redwood ,
- rosewood ,
- sandalwood ,
- sequoia ,
- spruce ,
- sycamore ,
- tamarack ,
- teak ,
- tree ,
- walnut ,
- weeping willow ,
- willow ,
- yew .
Other synonyms:
- cookie .
- bomb ,
- disappointment ,
- fiasco ,
- washout .
Other relevant words:
• citrus fruit
- food .
- Citrus Limon ,
- Git ,
- Lutescent ,
- Minibus ,
- Ocherous ,
- Ochery ,
- Ochreous ,
- Ochry ,
- Straw-colored ,
- Unsuccess ,
- Verjuice ,
- YELLOW CAB ,
- acid ,
- acidulant ,
- ackee ,
- acquisition ,
- andno-hoper ,
- aqua ,
- aquamarine ,
- arse ,
- articulated vehicle ,
- aureate ,
- auric ,
- auto ,
- automobile ,
- bad ,
- banger ,
- beige ,
- bilberry ,
- biscuit ,
- bit ,
- black ,
- blackness ,
- blue ,
- bottom ,
- bronze ,
- brown ,
- bum ,
- bummer ,
- bundle ,
- bus ,
- bust ,
- buttocks ,
- cab ,
- canary-yellow ,
- car ,
- catastrophe ,
- cheap ,
- checker cab ,
- chokecherry ,
- citric ,
- citrus fruit ,
- citrus tree ,
- clanger ,
- clinker ,
- clunker ,
- come on ,
- corn ,
- coupe ,
- crab apple ,
- cream ,
- criticism ,
- crock ,
- crumb ,
- dead duck ,
- debacle ,
- defective ,
- deficient ,
- dill pickle ,
- disaster ,
- dog ,
- electric car ,
- erroneous ,
- etc ,
- false ,
- family car ,
- faulty ,
- fizzle ,
- flimsy ,
- flivver ,
- frost ,
- gamboge ,
- genus citrus ,
- gilt ,
- gold-colored ,
- golf cart ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- goods ,
- gran turismo ,
- green apple ,
- humble ,
- imperfect ,
- inadequate ,
- inapt ,
- incapable ,
- incompetent ,
- incomplete ,
- inefficient ,
- inexpensive ,
- insolvency ,
- insufficient ,
- jalopy ,
- jeep ,
- junior ,
- junk ,
- lead balloon ,
- lemon tree ,
- lemon yellow ,
- lemons ,
- lemony ,
- limousine ,
- low quality ,
- low-grade ,
- lowlife ,
- merchandise ,
- microbus ,
- minivan ,
- misfit ,
- miss ,
- motorcycle ,
- nebbish ,
- non-starter ,
- nonentity ,
- nonfeasance ,
- ochroid ,
- offering ,
- pale yellow ,
- pick-up ,
- pickle ,
- piece of junk ,
- polecat ,
- poor ,
- product ,
- puke ,
- racer ,
- racing car ,
- rat ,
- road train ,
- roadster ,
- rotter ,
- sad sack ,
- saffron-colored ,
- sand-colored ,
- schlemiel ,
- schlimazel ,
- schnook ,
- scum bag ,
- second-class ,
- secondary ,
- sedan ,
- shipwreck ,
- shlemiel ,
- shlimazel ,
- skunk ,
- so-and-so ,
- sour ,
- sour cream ,
- sour grapes ,
- sour pickle ,
- sourdough ,
- sports car ,
- station wagon ,
- steamer ,
- stingy ,
- stinker ,
- stinkpot ,
- stock car ,
- substandard ,
- tang ,
- taxicab ,
- thrive ,
- total loss ,
- tractor trailer ,
- tramp ,
- truck ,
- unacceptable ,
- van ,
- vicious ,
- vinegar ,
- vomit ,
- wagon ,
- wares ,
- wheels ,
- xanthous ,
- yellowish ,
- yellowness ,
- yoghurt ,
- yogurt .
- buff ,
- canary ,
- flawed ,
- found wanting ,
- imprecise ,
- inferior ,
- light brown ,
- malfunctioning ,
- niggardly ,
- not enough ,
- ochre ,
- strawer ,
- unretentive ,
- yellow-brown ,
- color ,
- impotent ,
- inconsiderable ,
- inexact ,
- lame ,
- malformed ,
- too little ,
- warped .
- Gocart ,
- Motor car ,
- Non-feasance ,
- bucket of bolts ,
- convertibles ,
- failure ,
- flop ,
- four-wheeler ,
- fourwheeler ,
- gas guzzler ,
- go-cart ,
- go-carts ,
- hardtop ,
- hardtops ,
- hatchback ,
- hatchbacks ,
- junker ,
- junkers ,
- lemon ,
- limousines ,
- loser ,
- nonstarter ,
- nonstarters ,
- oil burner ,
- passenger car ,
- pickup truck ,
- sedans ,
- station wagons ,
- subcompact ,
- taxi ,
- taxis .
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How to use "Lemon" in context?
Lemons are tart, acidic fruits that originated in southern Asia. They are grown in warm climates all over the world, including North America. Lemons are used for flavoring in food, as well as being used in therapeutic treatments.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, singular
Limon.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
citron.
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Noun, singular or mass
citrus.
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Verb, base form
zipperhead.
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Proper noun, singular
Homophones for Lemon:
- lima, lamina, lyon, lowan, limn, lone, loan, lena, loony, lenin, leone, liman, lien, lean on, lemma, leon, linnaea, lawn, loamy, lino, lennon, lama, lamia, leonine, lie in, lome, layman, lawman, lay in, lime, loin, lin, liana, lion, lamium, linnean, linemen, lemmon, lamna, linin, llano, lumma, llama, laney, lye hominy, lan, lm, luwian, limen, lame, loam, lohan, lilium, luna, looney, loon, lanai, lemna, lineman, lie-in, linum, lane, linnaean, lumen, lyonia, lam, linen, loom, llm, limey, lem, leiomyoma, lemony, limo, lolium, lean, limonium, limonene, line.
Holonyms for Lemon:
n.
-
food
lemon tree, lemon, Citrus Limon.
-
food
Hyponym for Lemon:
n.
-
food
citrus fruit, citrus, Citrous Fruit.
-
food
Meronym for Lemon:
n.
-
food
lemon rind, lemon peel.
-
food
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