Synonyms for lion
ˈlaɪ ənli·on

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1. lion, king of beasts, Panthera leonoun

   large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

   Synonyms:
   king of beasts, social lion

2. lion, social lionnoun

   a celebrity who is lionized (much sought after)

   Synonyms:
   king of beasts, social lion

3. Leo, Lionnoun

   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

   Synonyms:
   king of beasts, social lion

4. Leo, Leo the Lion, Lionnoun

   the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22

   Synonyms:
   king of beasts, social lion

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1. • Astrology
   • Big Cat
   • Person
   • Sign

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1. zlatannoun

   zlatan ibrahimovic is a lion

   Submitted by rafael.holubec on January 5, 2022  

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1. lionnoun

   Synonyms:
   king of beasts

2. lionnoun

   Synonyms:
   object of interest, rare spectacle

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1. lionnoun

   Synonyms:
   Felis Leo, lioness (female), whelp, lionel (young), Leo, griffin

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1. List of paraphrases for "lion":

   lions, león, asad, al-asad, iion, lioness, assad, al-assad, leones, leopard, leo, sze

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How to use lion in a sentence?

1. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince:

   One must be a fox in order to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten off wolves.

2. Philipp Henschel:

   We are thinking of naming the lion 'Ali' after the president as he's a cat fanatic.

3. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

   The German government says the Dublin approach is not working anymore, because so many refugees are arriving at our external borders, that we can't leave Italy or Greece alone to deal with this task, at the same time, if we say that Italy and Greece can't be left alone with this task, then neither can it be that three countries, like Sweden, Austria and Germany, are left alone with the lion's share of the task.

4. Photographer Helge Skodvin:

   With these animals in real life, (they are) really frightening and dangerous, sometimes when the taxidermists make their piece, they make the lion into a frightening pose. ... They still want to make the leopard or the jaguar look really dangerous.

5. Niccollo Machavelli, The Prince.:

   So as a prince is forced to know how to act like a beast, he must learn from the fox and the lion; becouse the lion is defenceless against traps and the fox is defenceless against wolves. Therefore one must be a fox in order to recognise traps and lion to frighten off wolves.