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Pronunciation:
[ mˈuːn], [ mˈuːn], [ m_ˈuː_n]
The moon has many synonyms that can be used to describe its various aspects. Some of these synonyms include Luna, Selene, satellite, natural satellite, celestial body, lunar sphere, nocturnal luminary, moonlight, crescent, waxing, waning and gibbous. Luna and Selene are both names of goddesses associated with the moon and are common synonyms for the moon. Satellite and natural satellite are terms used to describe the moon's orbit around the Earth. Nocturnal luminary, moonlight, and celestial body are more general terms used to describe the moon and its effects on our planet. Crescent, waxing, waning, and gibbous are terms used to describe the moon's changing phases throughout its monthly cycle. These synonyms can be used interchangeably to add variety and depth to writing about the moon.
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Similar words for moon:
- earth' s satellite (noun)
- light source (noun)
- lunar month (noun)
- lunation (noun)
- moon (noun)
- object (noun)
- person (noun)
- posterior (noun)
- rump (noun)
- satellite (noun)
- bemuse (verb)
- daydream (verb)
- dream about; desire (verb)
- fantasize (verb)
- gaze (verb)
- goggle (verb)
- meditate (verb)
- mope (verb)
- mull (verb)
- muse (verb)
- ponder (verb)
- sulk (verb)
Synonyms for Moon:
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- antimatter ,
- asteroid ,
- black hole ,
- celestial object ,
- cluster ,
- comet ,
- constellation ,
- cosmic dust ,
- dark matter ,
- the Big Dipper .
- Illuminator ,
- Tungsten lamp ,
- arc lamp ,
- beacon ,
- candle ,
- desk light ,
- fire ,
- flame ,
- flare ,
- flashlight ,
- floodlight ,
- floor lamp ,
- fluorescent light ,
- headlight ,
- incandescent light ,
- jack-o'-lantern ,
- klieg light ,
- lamp ,
- lantern ,
- light ,
- light bulb ,
- mercury-vapor lamp ,
- moonbeam ,
- neon light ,
- oil lamp ,
- pilot light ,
- searchlight ,
- spotlight ,
- star ,
- street lamp ,
- sun ,
- table lamp ,
- taper ,
- torch .
- moon .
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• bemuse- be muse ,
- be mused ,
- be musing ,
- be wilder ,
- be wildered ,
- be wildering ,
- be wilders ,
- be-muse ,
- be-mused ,
- be-musing ,
- be-wilder ,
- be-wildered ,
- be-wildering ,
- be-wilders ,
- gathered wool ,
- gathering wool ,
- gathers wool ,
- over whelm ,
- over whelmed ,
- over whelming ,
- over whelms ,
- over-whelm ,
- over-whelmed ,
- over-whelming ,
- over-whelms ,
- pipe dreamed ,
- pipe dreamt .
- build castles air ,
- builded castles air ,
- builded castles in air ,
- building castles air ,
- building castles in air ,
- builds castles air ,
- builds castles in air ,
- built castles air ,
- built castles in air ,
- stargazes ,
- tripped out ,
- tripping out ,
- trips out ,
- woolgathered ,
- woolgathers .
- languish ,
- pine ,
- waste time ,
- yearn .
- headed trip ,
- heading trip ,
- heads trip ,
- in vent ,
- in vented ,
- in venting ,
- in vents ,
- in-vent ,
- in-vented ,
- in-venting ,
- in-vents ,
- live a dream world ,
- live dream world ,
- live in dream world ,
- lived a dream world ,
- lived dream world ,
- lived in a dream world ,
- lived in dream world ,
- lives a dream world ,
- lives dream world ,
- lives in a dream world ,
- lives in dream world ,
- living a dream world ,
- living dream world ,
- living in a dream world ,
- living in dream world .
- gat an eyeful ,
- gat eyeful ,
- gat load of ,
- get eyeful ,
- get load of ,
- gets a load of ,
- gets an eyeful ,
- gets load of ,
- getting a load of ,
- getting an eyeful ,
- getting eyeful ,
- got a load of ,
- got eyeful ,
- got load of ,
- gotten a load of ,
- gotten an eyeful ,
- gotten load of ,
- in spect ,
- in spects ,
- in-spect ,
- in-spects ,
- lamped ,
- re gards ,
- re-gard ,
- sized up ,
- sizes up .
- gaze open mouthed ,
- gaze openmouthed ,
- gazed open mouthed ,
- gazed open-mouthed ,
- gazed openmouthed ,
- gazes open-mouthed ,
- gazes openmouthed ,
- gazing open-mouthed ,
- gazing openmouthed ,
- rivet eyes on ,
- riveted eyes on ,
- riveted the eyes on ,
- riveting eyes on ,
- riveting the eyes on ,
- rivets eyes on ,
- rivets the eyes on ,
- rivetted eyes on ,
- rivetted the eyes on ,
- rivetting eyes on ,
- rivetting the eyes on .
- brooded over ,
- brooding over ,
- broods over ,
- de liberate ,
- de liberated ,
- de liberates ,
- de liberating ,
- de sign ,
- de signed ,
- de signing ,
- de signs ,
- de vise ,
- de vised ,
- de vising ,
- de-liberate ,
- de-liberated ,
- de-liberates ,
- de-liberating ,
- de-sign ,
- de-signed ,
- de-signing ,
- de-signs ,
- de-vise ,
- de-vised ,
- de-vising ,
- entertained idea ,
- entertaining idea ,
- entertains idea ,
- had in mind ,
- had mind ,
- hadst in mind ,
- hadst mind ,
- has mind ,
- hast in mind ,
- hast mind ,
- hath in mind ,
- hath mind ,
- have mind ,
- in tend ,
- in tended ,
- in tending ,
- in tends ,
- in-tend ,
- in-tended ,
- in-tending ,
- in-tends ,
- mulled over ,
- put thinking cap ,
- puts on thinking cap ,
- puts thinking cap ,
- putting on thinking cap ,
- puzzled over ,
- puzzles over ,
- puzzling over ,
- said oneself ,
- said to oneself ,
- say oneself ,
- saying to oneself ,
- says oneself ,
- says to oneself ,
- thinks deeply ,
- thinks over ,
- thought deeply .
- am a funk ,
- am apathetic ,
- am down in mouth ,
- am down in the mouth ,
- am down mouth ,
- am down the mouth ,
- am gloomy ,
- am in a funk ,
- are a funk ,
- are apathetic ,
- are down in mouth ,
- are down in the mouth ,
- are down mouth ,
- are down the mouth ,
- are funk ,
- are gloomy ,
- are in a funk ,
- are in funk ,
- art a funk ,
- art apathetic ,
- art funk ,
- art gloomy ,
- art in a funk ,
- art in funk ,
- ate heart out ,
- ate one heart out ,
- ate one's heart out ,
- ate ones heart out ,
- be a funk ,
- be down in mouth ,
- be down mouth ,
- be down the mouth ,
- be funk ,
- be in funk ,
- being a funk ,
- being apathetic ,
- being down in mouth ,
- being down in the mouth ,
- being down mouth ,
- being down the mouth ,
- being funk ,
- being gloomy ,
- being in a funk ,
- being in funk ,
- eat one heart out ,
- eat ones heart out ,
- eating heart out ,
- eating one heart out ,
- eating one's heart out ,
- eating ones heart out ,
- eats heart out ,
- eats one heart out ,
- eats one's heart out ,
- eats ones heart out ,
- is a funk ,
- is apathetic ,
- is down in mouth ,
- is down in the mouth ,
- is down mouth ,
- is down the mouth ,
- is funk ,
- is gloomy ,
- is in a funk ,
- is in funk ,
- loses heart ,
- losing heart ,
- lost heart ,
- pined away ,
- pines away ,
- pining away ,
- re pine ,
- re pined ,
- re pines ,
- re-pine ,
- re-pined ,
- re-pines ,
- re-pining ,
- stewed over ,
- stewing over ,
- stews over ,
- sweated over ,
- sweating over ,
- sweats over ,
- was a funk ,
- was apathetic ,
- was down in mouth ,
- was down in the mouth ,
- was down mouth ,
- was down the mouth ,
- was funk ,
- was gloomy ,
- was in a funk ,
- was in funk ,
- wast a funk ,
- wast apathetic ,
- wast down in mouth ,
- wast down in the mouth ,
- wast down mouth ,
- wast down the mouth ,
- wast funk ,
- wast gloomy ,
- wast in a funk ,
- wast in funk ,
- wear long face ,
- wearing a long face ,
- wearing long face ,
- wears a long face ,
- wears long face ,
- were a funk ,
- were apathetic ,
- were down in mouth ,
- were down in the mouth ,
- were down mouth ,
- were down the mouth ,
- were funk ,
- were gloomy ,
- were in a funk ,
- were in funk ,
- wert a funk ,
- wert apathetic ,
- wert down in mouth ,
- wert down in the mouth ,
- wert down mouth ,
- wert down the mouth ,
- wert funk ,
- wert gloomy ,
- wert in a funk ,
- wert in funk ,
- wore a long face ,
- wore long face .
- de lay ,
- de laying ,
- de lays ,
- de-lay ,
- de-laying ,
- de-lays ,
- hammered away at ,
- hammering away at ,
- hammers away at ,
- mused on ,
- muses on ,
- musing on ,
- pored over ,
- pores over ,
- rack one brains ,
- rack ones brains ,
- racked brains ,
- racked one brains ,
- racked ones brains ,
- racking brains ,
- racking one brains ,
- racks brains ,
- racks one brains ,
- racks one's brains ,
- racks ones brains ,
- re view ,
- re viewed ,
- re viewing ,
- re views ,
- re-view ,
- re-viewed ,
- re-views .
- am lost in thought ,
- am lost thought ,
- art lost in thought ,
- art lost thought ,
- be lost thought ,
- being lost in thought ,
- being lost thought ,
- chewed over ,
- chewing over ,
- chews over ,
- is lost in thought ,
- is lost thought ,
- was lost in thought ,
- was lost thought ,
- wast lost in thought ,
- wast lost thought ,
- were lost in thought ,
- were lost thought .
- de bate ,
- de bated ,
- de bates ,
- de bating ,
- de-bate ,
- de-bated ,
- de-bates ,
- de-bating ,
- ex cogitate ,
- ex cogitated ,
- ex cogitates ,
- ex cogitating ,
- ex-cogitate ,
- ex-cogitated ,
- ex-cogitates ,
- ex-cogitating ,
- gave thought to ,
- gives thought to ,
- giving thought to ,
- noodled around ,
- noodles around ,
- noodling around ,
- perpended ,
- perpends ,
- thinks out .
- am a huff ,
- am huff ,
- am in a huff ,
- am out of sorts ,
- am out sorts ,
- am silent ,
- are a huff ,
- are huff ,
- are in a huff ,
- are in huff ,
- are out of sorts ,
- are out sorts ,
- are silent ,
- art a huff ,
- art huff ,
- art in a huff ,
- art in huff ,
- art morose ,
- art out of sorts ,
- art out sorts ,
- art silent ,
- be a huff ,
- be huff ,
- be in huff ,
- be out sorts ,
- being a huff ,
- being huff ,
- being in a huff ,
- being in huff ,
- being morose ,
- being out of sorts ,
- being out sorts ,
- being silent ,
- is a huff ,
- is huff ,
- is in a huff ,
- is morose ,
- is out of sorts ,
- is out sorts ,
- looked sullen ,
- looking sullen ,
- looks sullen ,
- was a huff ,
- was huff ,
- was in a huff ,
- was in huff ,
- was morose ,
- was out of sorts ,
- was out sorts ,
- was silent ,
- wast a huff ,
- wast in a huff ,
- wast in huff ,
- wast morose ,
- wast out of sorts ,
- wast out sorts ,
- were huff ,
- were in a huff ,
- were in huff ,
- were morose ,
- were out of sorts ,
- were out sorts ,
- were silent ,
- wert a huff ,
- wert huff ,
- wert in a huff ,
- wert in huff ,
- wert out of sorts ,
- wert silent .
Other synonyms:
- High five ,
- beckon ,
- crescent ,
- dig ,
- flag down ,
- flip off ,
- hand-wringing ,
- indicate ,
- nod ,
- point out ,
- satellite ,
- shrug ,
- solar system ,
- v sign ,
- wag ,
- wave down ,
- wave through .
- wave .
- acknowledge .
Other relevant words:
- Gloomed ,
- Idled ,
- Perpend ,
- Regretted ,
- Romanced ,
- Romancing ,
- be apathetic ,
- be down in the mouth ,
- be gloomy ,
- be in a funk ,
- be in a huff ,
- be lost in thought ,
- be morose ,
- be out of sorts ,
- be silent ,
- brood over ,
- build castles in air ,
- chew over ,
- daydream ,
- eat heart out ,
- eat one's heart out ,
- envisions ,
- eyeball ,
- eyeballing ,
- eyeballs ,
- fantasize ,
- fantasizing ,
- gaze ,
- get a load of ,
- get an eyeful ,
- glooming ,
- goggle ,
- groused ,
- grousing ,
- grumped ,
- grumping ,
- has in mind ,
- have in mind ,
- live in a dream world ,
- look fixedly ,
- look sullen ,
- lose heart ,
- meditate ,
- month ,
- mope ,
- mull ,
- mull over ,
- mulling over ,
- mulls over ,
- muse ,
- noodle around ,
- pine away ,
- ponder ,
- put on thinking cap ,
- puzzle over ,
- repine ,
- romance ,
- rubbered ,
- rubbers ,
- say to oneself ,
- size up ,
- stargaze ,
- stargazed ,
- stargazing ,
- stew over ,
- sulk ,
- sweat over ,
- think deeply ,
- think out ,
- thinking deeply ,
- thinking out ,
- thought out ,
- thought over ,
- trip out ,
- wear a long face ,
- woolgather ,
- woolgathering .
- celestial body ,
- cynthia ,
- diana ,
- dry moon ,
- full moon ,
- halfmoon ,
- heavenly body ,
- luna ,
- moon goddess ,
- new moon ,
- old moon ,
- orb of night ,
- phoebe ,
- planet ,
- planetoid ,
- secondary planet ,
- wet moon .
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How to use "Moon" in context?
The moon is a celestial body that orbits Earth, being Earth's only permanent natural satellite. The moon plays a critical role in Earth's life and societies, as it provides natural satellite stability, generates gravitational tides, and has impact events that have shaped the surface. The moon was first seen by ancient human civilizations, including the Babylonians, Greeks, and Egyptians, who called it "the light of the heavens".
Paraphrases for Moon:
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, singular
moonlight.
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Noun, singular or mass
moonlight.
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Proper noun, singular
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
sites.
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Noun, singular or mass
sky.
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Proper noun, singular
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Homophones for Moon:
- may 1, maw, main, mammee, maha, mayhem, manna, m2, mayhaw, mama, mann, mew, minim, moone, moa, mini, mona, mommy, miaow, me, M.M., maim, menuhin, mime, many a, mho, mo, mu, many, mannheim, mi, minium, mahoe, ma'am, myna, mammea, minah, mayan, momma, mahonia, moon on, mon, mya, meme, mayenne, many an, mym, money, manannan, moneyman, mn, monomania, m1, muon, mnium, monoamine, min, mahimahi, mammy, meow, mahayana, mummy, mooneye, mahan, mao, may 24, mamey, mine, 8 May 1945, moynihan, men, meany, muumuu, maya, mum, Moonie, mei, menominee, may wine, mien, maoi, M, mamo, miao, moan, myoma, menu, minnow, moo, maia, m-1, may, menomini, moue, manama, man, mom, memo, mina, mamma, mimeo, mania, m3, Minyan, maui, mem, moony, mm, mean, Moho, mono, mam, miami, mammon, miaou, mynah, mayo, maine, meanie, minoan, mown, mow, minimum, ma, mane, minion.
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