Synonyms for pepper
ˈpɛp ərpep·per

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1. pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrumnoun

   climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

   Synonyms:
   common pepper, peppercorn, capsicum pepper plant, black pepper, capsicum, white pepper

2. capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plantnoun

   any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

   Synonyms:
   capsicum pepper plant, black pepper, white pepper, common pepper, peppercorn, capsicum, genus Capsicum

3. pepper, peppercornnoun

   pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

   Synonyms:
   common pepper, peppercorn, capsicum pepper plant, black pepper, capsicum, white pepper

4. pepperverb

   sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

   Synonyms:
   common pepper, peppercorn, capsicum pepper plant, black pepper, capsicum, white pepper

5. pepperverb

   add pepper to

   "pepper the soup"

   Synonyms:
   pelt

6. pepper, peltverb

   attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

   "pelt the speaker with questions"

   Synonyms:
   stream, pour, pelt, rain cats and dogs, bombard, rain buckets

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Cooking
   • Pepper Vine
   • Shrub
   • Spice

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peppernoun

   Synonyms:
   capsicum

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "pepper":

   peppers, chilli, chili, pepperoni

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1. Ina Garten:

   Lemon, garlic, onions up the chicken, thyme, salt and pepper, all that, you scatter onions around the chicken, but you pack them in really tight into the tray. And then you roast them really high for about an hour and 20 minutes and they're done and they're perfect.

2. Secret Service:

   After further review, the U.S. Secret Service has determined that an agency employee used pepper spray on June 1st, during efforts to secure the area near Lafayette Park, the employee utilized oleoresin capsicum spray, or pepper spray, in response to an assaultive individual.

3. Lorenzo Napolitano:

   No 9-year-old should be handcuffed. No 9-year-old should be pepper-sprayed. No one's humanity should be dismissed because of a badge. No human should be treated like this, reform is needed. Reform can come, but only if we are willing to listen to this little girl crying out for the protection that she didn't receive from the Rochester Police.

4. Steven Sund:

   As soon as they hit the fence line, the fight was on, violent confrontations from the start. They came with riot helmets, gas masks, shields, pepper spray, fireworks, climbing gear — climbing gear ! — explosives, metal pipes, baseball bats. I have never seen anything like it in 30 years of events in Washington.

5. Robert Kyagulanyi:

   I am in this struggle to liberate Uganda, before that is accomplished I don’t care how many times I am arrested, harassed, beaten, tear gassed or pepper sprayed.