Synonyms for serpent
ˈsɜr pəntser·pent

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1. snake, serpent, ophidiannoun

   limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

   Synonyms:
   snake in the grass, ophidian, snake

2. serpentnoun

   a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited

   Synonyms:
   ophidian, snake

3. serpentnoun

   an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake

   Synonyms:
   ophidian, snake

Matched Categories

1. • Cornet
   • Diapsid Reptile
   • Firework

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1. serpentnoun

   Synonyms:
   snake

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1. serpentnoun

   Synonyms:
   snake, reptile, ophidian, basilisk, cockatrice, amphisbæna

   Associated words:
   ophiology, ophiolatry, ophiophagous, ophiography, herpetology, ophidian, ophiologic, ophiomorphous, herpetologist, herpetotomy, herpetotomist, ophiologist, ophiomancy, echidna, echidnine, fang, uræus, serpentry, reptilian, anguiform, anguine

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1. List of paraphrases for "serpent":

   snake

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. serpent

   Synonyms:
   Snake
   

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1. Van Eaton:

   You don't see a lot of people with, say, a Space Mountain car in their backyard, or a 40-foot-long sea serpent, for that matter, by their swimming pool. It's the kind of collection you'll see once in a lifetime.

2. Mackay:

   An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent.

3. German proverb:

   A woman has the form of an angel, the heart of a serpent, and the mind of an ass.

4. Amit Ray:

   There are three types of Kundalini awakenings: 1 hood serpent power; 7 hoods serpent power, and the 1000 hoods serpent power.

5. Brandon Garic Notch:

   The taste of blood and that annoying sting of a bitten tongue. Once man got the taste of blood there was no going back, like a serpent circling itself eating its own tail.