Synonyms for UNCLE
ˈʌŋ kəlun·cle

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. unclenoun

   an older male African-American person

   Antonyms:
   boy

2. unclenoun

   Antonyms:
   niece, aunt, nephew

3. unclenoun

   Antonyms:
   aunty

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. unclenoun

   the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

   Antonyms:
   aunt, auntie, aunty

2. unclenoun

   a source of help and advice and encouragement

   "he played uncle to lonely students"

   Antonyms:
   auntie, aunty, aunt

Matched Categories

1. • Benefactor
   • Kinsman

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. feter

   yiddish

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

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1. uncleadjective

   Associated words:
   avuncular

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "uncle":

   oncle, -uncle, tonton, zio, uncles

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How to use UNCLE in a sentence?

1. Tim Scott:

   I have experienced the pain of discrimination, i get called Uncle Tom, and the N-word by progressives, by liberals.

2. Julio Peralta:

   She was inspired to play drums by her uncle, who is a drummer and a big fan of Foo Fighters.

3. Marc Chatow:

   Uncle Sam just totally came out of the blue. I didn't see Uncle Sam coming.

4. Angelique Lopez:

   They were asking how Epstein was when he was in the cell, if he seemed suicidal, they were asking if he had any indication that he would do that. My uncle cooperated.

5. Marcus Tyner:

   On behalf of my beloved, uncle, the entire John Lewis family, we're humbled and grateful for the christening of the USNS John Lewis, we all agree that what is most important at this critical time, and what will please my uncle most is the passing of the John Lewis Voting Rights Bill.