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  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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1. Raisat Suleimanov:

   He was very sorry the lion died.

2. Pat Keon:

   Domestic equity mutual funds were responsible for the lion's share of the net outflows at negative $2.6 billion, this is the continuation of a long-term trend as the group has had 22 straight weeks of net outflows for a total of -$87.1 billion.

3. 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.

4. Robbi Gaharu:

   After 10 minutes in Lion Air the plane dropped as if it was losing power. People panicked. It dropped about 400 feet.

5. Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince:

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