Synonyms for Thorn
θɔrnthorn

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1. irritant, thornnoun

   something that causes irritation and annoyance

   "he's a thorn in my flesh"

   Synonyms:
   thorn, sticker, prickle, spine, pricker, spikelet, irritant

2. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun

   a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

   Synonyms:
   irritant, sticker, spikelet, stumper, prickle, pricker, bradawl, paster, thorn, gummed label, spinal column, spur, back, poser, backbone, acantha, spine, toughie, rachis, dagger, vertebral column

3. thornnoun

   a Germanic character of runic origin

   Synonyms:
   pricker, sticker, prickle, spine, spikelet, irritant

Matched Categories

1. • Annoyance
   • Rune

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. kaate

   a pointed substance

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, prickle

2. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   annoyance, plague, nuisance, infliction, trouble, scourge, torment, bitter pill, curse, gall and wormwood

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, prickle, brier, torment, plague, infliction

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "thorn":

   spine, spina, splinter

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1. List of known nicknames for "Thorn":

   MC Thorn

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How to use Thorn in a sentence?

1. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The petals of their lips don't have the thorn of bodies. (Les pétales de leur lèvres N'ont pas l'épine des corps)

2. Persian Proverb:

   He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.

3. Nina Turner:

   This man has been a thorn in the side of not only the White House, but the American people as well.

4. Adam Scott:

   I certainly have a thorn in my side after not winning last year. I did everything but win, I felt like when it came down to it, even late in the piece I had my chances to kind of close the door, but I left it open and you can't do that with the best players in the world. They'll walk right through and Rory did.

5. Van Heerden:

   You can't outrun the rhino, if it means to dive into a thorn bush to the left or to the right, we need to get out of its way in a big hurry.