99 synonyms found

Pronunciation:

[ tˈɔːtəs], [ tˈɔːtəs], [ t_ˈɔː_t_ə_s]

Related words: slow loris, pygmy slow loris, turtle tortoise, red-footed tortoise, African spurred tortoise, Galapagos giant tortoise, yellow-spotted river turtle

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Similar words for tortoise:

• animal (noun)
• other relevant words (noun)
• reptile (noun)
• other synonyms
• other relevant words (noun)

How to use "tortoise" in context?

Paraphrases for tortoise

Holonyms for tortoise

Hypernyms for tortoise

Hyponyms for tortoise

Synonyms for Tortoise:

• n.

  •
  • anteater,
  • bat,
  • antelope,
  • black bear,
  • angora,
  • badger,
  • bear,
  • bighorn sheep,
  • bison.
  • animal (noun)
  • tortoise.
  • Other relevant words: (noun)
  • cooter,
  • Testudinal,
  • loggerhead,
  • turtle,
  • snapper,
  • Loggerheads,
  • chelonian,
  • snappers,
  • leatherback,
  • tortoises,
  • chelonians,
  • terrapin,
  • terrapins.
  • reptile (noun)
  • alligator,
  • chameleon,
  • reptile,
  • crocodile,
  • Gila Monster,
  • iguana,
  • diamondback,
  • salamander,
  • newt,
  • lizard,
  • gecko.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ass.
  • Other relevant words (noun):
  • broad,
  • lie-abed,
  • inactive,
  • testudo,
  • balmy,
  • goffer,
  • earthy,
  • crazy,
  • silly,
  • cracked,
  • sea turtle,
  • slug,
  • zany,
  • escargot,
  • mild,
  • barmy,
  • turtles,
  • gopher tortoise,
  • crude,
  • sleepyhead,
  • snail,
  • fragrant,
  • coarse,
  • gopher,
  • loiterer,
  • goof-off,
  • uncivilized,
  • dragon,
  • saurian,
  • procrastinator,
  • crocodilian,
  • poke,
  • vulgar,
  • brutal,
  • wacky,
  • dawdle,
  • desert tortoise,
  • slowpoke,
  • sluggard,
  • giant tortoise,
  • daft,
  • aromatic,
  • laggard,
  • protection,
  • lingerer,
  • drone,
  • rough,
  • dinosaur,
  • gross,
  • haywire,
  • plodder,
  • blunt,
  • boorish,
  • kooky,
  • common,
  • gopher turtle,
  • dawdler,
  • barbarous,
  • stick-in-the-mud,
  • gator,
  • chapped,
  • bawdy,
  • reptilian,
  • goldbrick.

How to use "Tortoise" in context?

Paraphrases for Tortoise:

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    turtles.

Holonyms for Tortoise:

• n.

  • animal
    testudinidae, Family Testudinidae.

Hypernym for Tortoise:

• n.

  • animal
    European Tortoise, Gopherus Polypemus, desert tortoise, giant tortoise, gopher, Texas Tortoise, gopher tortoise, Testudo Graeca, Gopherus Agassizii, gopher turtle.

Hyponym for Tortoise:

• n.

  • animal
    turtle.