What is another word for turkey?
541 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ tˈɜːkɪ], [ tˈɜːkɪ], [ t_ˈɜː_k_ɪ]
Turkey is often associated with the Thanksgiving holiday or Christmas day, but there are many other words that can be used as synonyms to describe this bird. Some of these words include: game bird, fowl, poultry, tom, hen, gobbler, and strutter. Each word can be used to refer to different attributes of the turkey, such as its gender, age, or broader category. For example, "poultry" refers to all domesticated birds raised for their meat and eggs, while "gobbler" specifically refers to a male turkey recognized by its distinctive gobbling call. Choosing the right synonym for "turkey" can add variety and richness to your writing and conversation.
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Similar words for turkey:
- Agriocharis Ocellata (noun)
- animal (noun)
- bird (noun)
- butt (noun)
- dud (noun)
- failure (noun)
- fool (noun)
- fowl (noun)
- inferior (noun)
- insolvency (noun)
- lunch meat (noun)
- meat (noun)
- nonfeasance (noun)
- play (noun)
- poultry (noun)
- unsuccess (noun)
- unsuccessfulness (noun)
- fumbler
- lunch
- noun
- ocellated turkey
- turkey cock
- other relevant words (adjective)
- other relevant words (noun)
- other relevant words (verb)
Synonyms for Turkey:
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- dumb blond ,
- maniac ,
- numpty .
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- B movie ,
- ability ,
- animation ,
- anime ,
- biopic ,
- blue movie ,
- buddy movie ,
- cartoon ,
- chick flick ,
- chiller ,
- costume drama .
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- crab ,
- crabmeat ,
- dark meat ,
- horseflesh .
- Canada Goose ,
- albatross ,
- bald eagle ,
- barn owl ,
- bird ,
- bittern ,
- blackbird ,
- blue jay ,
- bluebill ,
- bluebird ,
- booby ,
- bullfinch ,
- buzzard ,
- canary ,
- cardinal ,
- cassowary ,
- chickadee ,
- cockatoo ,
- condor ,
- coot ,
- cormorant ,
- crane ,
- crested jay ,
- crow ,
- cuckoo ,
- curlew ,
- dodo ,
- dove ,
- duck ,
- eagle ,
- egret ,
- emu ,
- falcon ,
- finch ,
- flamingo ,
- goldfinch ,
- goose ,
- grackle ,
- grosbeak ,
- grouse ,
- gull ,
- harrier ,
- hawk ,
- heron ,
- horned owl ,
- hummingbird ,
- ibis ,
- jackdaw ,
- jay ,
- kingfisher ,
- lark ,
- loon ,
- lovebird ,
- macaw ,
- magpie ,
- mallard ,
- mockingbird ,
- mourning dove ,
- myna ,
- nightingale ,
- nuthatch ,
- oriole ,
- osprey ,
- ostrich ,
- owl ,
- parakeet ,
- parrot ,
- peacock ,
- pelican ,
- penguin ,
- peregrine ,
- plover ,
- puffin ,
- quetzal ,
- raven ,
- redbird ,
- redwing ,
- ringtail ,
- road runner ,
- robin ,
- rook ,
- sandpiper ,
- sea gull ,
- sheldrake ,
- snipe ,
- songbird ,
- sparrow ,
- spoonbill ,
- squab ,
- starling ,
- stork ,
- swan ,
- swift ,
- teal ,
- tern ,
- thrush ,
- turtledove ,
- vulture ,
- waxwing ,
- weaver ,
- woodpecker ,
- wren ,
- yellowbird .
- dud .
- Non-performance ,
- bankrupts ,
- born loser ,
- born losers ,
- defaulter ,
- defaulters ,
- failings ,
- faux pas ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- has-been ,
- has-beens ,
- implosion ,
- inadequacy ,
- incompetents ,
- insolvents ,
- lead balloon ,
- lemon ,
- loser ,
- lumpy ,
- might-have-been ,
- no good ,
- non-success ,
- nonperformance ,
- nonperformer ,
- nonsuccess ,
- sinking ship ,
- underachiever ,
- underachievers ,
- unsuccessfulness .
- birdbrains ,
- dunderheads ,
- fatheads ,
- fools ,
- gooses ,
- half-wit ,
- illiterates ,
- innocents ,
- lamebrains ,
- lightweights ,
- sillies ,
- twerps .
- also-ran ,
- flop ,
- inferior ,
- nonstarter ,
- reject ,
- second ,
- second banana ,
- second fiddle ,
- subaltern ,
- subordinate ,
- underdog ,
- underling .
- Canadian Bacon ,
- Meat Loaf ,
- T-bone Steak ,
- bacon ,
- beef ,
- brisket ,
- chicken ,
- chop ,
- cutlet ,
- filet mignon ,
- fillet ,
- flank ,
- flesh ,
- frankfurter ,
- ground beef ,
- ham ,
- ham hock ,
- hamburger ,
- hot dog ,
- kidney ,
- lamb ,
- lamb-chop ,
- liver ,
- loin chop ,
- meat ,
- meat pie ,
- minute steak ,
- mutton ,
- pork ,
- pork chop ,
- porterhouse steak ,
- pot roast ,
- ribs ,
- roast ,
- roast beef ,
- rump roast ,
- sausage ,
- sirloin ,
- sirloin steak ,
- smoked sausage ,
- spareribs ,
- tenderloin ,
- tripe ,
- veal ,
- venison ,
- wiener .
Other synonyms:
- gander .
- simple .
Other relevant words:
- Chanticleer ,
- Charlie ,
- Chickabiddy ,
- Chicky ,
- Chucklehead ,
- Clodpoll ,
- Git ,
- Hardhead ,
- Meleagris Gallopavo ,
- Mome ,
- Ninnyhammer ,
- Noddy ,
- OIE ,
- Partlet ,
- Poulard ,
- Poult ,
- SIMP ,
- Stupe ,
- Turkeys ,
- Unsuccess ,
- ankara's country ,
- ass ,
- bankruptcy ,
- banty ,
- barn-door fowl ,
- barnyard fowl ,
- berk ,
- biddy ,
- birdbrain ,
- blockhead ,
- bomb ,
- bomb calorimeter ,
- bombshell ,
- bonehead ,
- boob ,
- bore ,
- breakdown ,
- broiler ,
- brooder ,
- broody hen ,
- bubblehead ,
- buffoon ,
- bust ,
- butt ,
- caille ,
- canard ,
- candid ,
- capon ,
- catastrophe ,
- chapon ,
- chick ,
- chowderhead ,
- clod ,
- clown ,
- clunker ,
- cock ,
- cockerel ,
- collapse ,
- country ,
- coward ,
- deadhead ,
- debacle ,
- decline ,
- defective ,
- deficiency ,
- deficient ,
- dimwit ,
- dingbat ,
- dip ,
- dip into ,
- disagreeable person ,
- disaster ,
- dolt ,
- domestic fowl ,
- domesticated animal ,
- donkey ,
- dope ,
- dork ,
- drake ,
- duckling ,
- dum-dum ,
- dumb ox ,
- dumbhead ,
- dummkopf ,
- dunce ,
- dunderhead ,
- easy mark ,
- effervesce ,
- fail ,
- fair game ,
- fathead ,
- faulty ,
- featherhead ,
- fiasco ,
- fizzle ,
- frost ,
- fryer ,
- gallinaceous bird ,
- game bird ,
- game fowl ,
- genuine ,
- gobbler ,
- golem ,
- gosling ,
- guinea fowl ,
- guinea hen ,
- halfwit ,
- helpless ,
- hen ,
- honest ,
- idiot ,
- ignoramus ,
- illiterate ,
- imperfect ,
- impotent ,
- inadequate ,
- incapable ,
- incompetent ,
- incomplete ,
- innocent ,
- insolvency ,
- jackass ,
- jerk ,
- joker ,
- jokester ,
- lamebrain ,
- lightweight ,
- loggerhead ,
- lower house ,
- luggage ,
- lump ,
- lunch meat ,
- miscarriage ,
- misfire ,
- mutt ,
- nation ,
- newcomer ,
- nimrod ,
- nit ,
- nonfeasance ,
- novice ,
- numskull ,
- nut ,
- nutcase ,
- oaf ,
- platter ,
- play ,
- poulet ,
- powerless ,
- prat ,
- pullet ,
- quail ,
- ratbag ,
- real ,
- republic of turkey ,
- roaster ,
- rooster ,
- sap ,
- schlemiel ,
- schlub ,
- setting hen ,
- silly ,
- sincere ,
- spring chicken ,
- stewing chicken ,
- stooge ,
- sucker ,
- tom ,
- tom turkey ,
- total loss ,
- true ,
- truthful ,
- turkey gobbler ,
- twerp ,
- twit ,
- unable ,
- unattractive ,
- undesirable ,
- unfinished ,
- unpopular ,
- unwelcome ,
- upper house ,
- victim ,
- volaille ,
- washout ,
- weakling ,
- wild duck ,
- wild turkey ,
- woodenhead ,
- yahoo ,
- yo-yo .
- Cambridgeshire turkey ,
- Christmas bird ,
- Colorado turkey ,
- Gallo ,
- Honduras turkey ,
- Indianische Henn ,
- Mexican turkey ,
- New England wild turkey ,
- Norfolk turkey ,
- Thanksgiving bird ,
- black turkey ,
- brush turkey ,
- buff turkey ,
- cock of India ,
- crested turkey ,
- domestic turkey ,
- hen of India ,
- native turkey ,
- reddish brown turkey ,
- slate turkey ,
- turkey hen ,
- water turkey ,
- white turkey .
- Geese ,
- Non-feasance ,
- Theatricals ,
- barnyard fowls ,
- curtain-raiser ,
- curtain-raisers ,
- domesticated birds ,
- failure ,
- geeses ,
- hens ,
- jestee ,
- jokes ,
- musicals ,
- one-act ,
- operas ,
- partridge ,
- partridges ,
- pheasant ,
- pheasants ,
- pigeon ,
- pigeons ,
- potboiler ,
- potboilers ,
- pullets ,
- roosters ,
- simples ,
- sitting duck ,
- smash hit ,
- softie ,
- softies ,
- stage show .
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How to use "Turkey" in context?
The first time most Americans ever heard of turkey was probably in history class, when the Ottoman Empire was discussed. Turkey is a country in southeastern Europe, bordered by Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran. Even though it only has a population of around 74 million people, the country is home to many peoples and languages. The official language is Turkish, but the country also has a significant population of speakers of Greek, Armenian, Kurdish, Bulgarian, and Italian.
Although Turkey is Muslim, the country is also home to a significant population of Christians, including Armenians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Armenians.
Paraphrases for Turkey:
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Forward Entailment
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Independent
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Proper noun, singular
turkish, Activities, groups, kurds.
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Noun, singular or mass
turkish.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
Has.
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Proper noun, singular
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Other Related
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Proper noun, singular
ankara, turkmenistan.
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Noun, singular or mass
ankara.
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Proper noun, singular
Holonyms for Turkey:
n.
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animal
Genus Meleagris, meleagris.
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animal
Hyponym for Turkey:
n.
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animal
domestic fowl, poultry, fowl.
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food
poultry.
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animal
Meronym for Turkey:
n.
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turkey wing, breast, white meat.
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food
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