Synonyms for dragon
ˈdræg əndrag·on

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.5 / 2 votes

1. dragonnoun

   Synonyms:
   wyrm, shrew, virago, lindworm, harridan, termagant, monster, battle-axe, serpent, drake, bitch, wyvern

2. dragonnoun

   A legendary, serpentine or reptilian creature.

   Synonyms:
   wyvern, serpent, drake, monster, battle-axe, lindworm, harridan, termagant, bitch, virago, shrew, wyrm

3. dragonnoun

   An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance:

   Synonyms:
   termagant, wyvern, drake, lindworm, harridan, battle-axe, virago, monster, serpent, bitch, wyrm, shrew

4. dragonnoun

   The constellation Draco.

   Synonyms:
   drake, battle-axe, termagant, lindworm, bitch, harridan, wyvern, monster, virago, wyrm, shrew, serpent

5. dragonnoun

   An unpleasant woman; a harridan.

   She’s a bit of a dragon.

   Synonyms:
   wyrm, wyvern, serpent, monster, harridan, virago, shrew, bitch, termagant, battle-axe, drake, lindworm

6. dragonnoun

   The (historical) Chinese empire or the People's Republic of China.

   Napoleon already warned of the awakening of the Dragon.

   Synonyms:
   drake, serpent, battle-axe, wyvern, virago, termagant, shrew, monster, harridan, wyrm, lindworm, bitch

7. dragonnoun

   Something very formidable or dangerous.

   Synonyms:
   serpent, monster, shrew, wyrm, drake, bitch, battle-axe, lindworm, harridan, termagant, wyvern, virago

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.3 / 3 votes

1. dragon, firedrakenoun

   a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

   Synonyms:
   flying lizard, tartar, flying dragon, firedrake

2. dragon, tartarnoun

   a fiercely vigilant and unpleasant woman

   Synonyms:
   potassium bitartrate, flying dragon, tophus, flying lizard, calculus, cream of tartar, firedrake, potassium hydrogen tartrate, tartar

3. Draco, Dragonnoun

   a faint constellation twisting around the north celestial pole and lying between Ursa Major and Cepheus

   Synonyms:
   flying lizard, tartar, genus Draco, flying dragon, firedrake

4. dragon, flying dragon, flying lizardnoun

   any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body

   Synonyms:
   flying lizard, tartar, flying dragon, firedrake

Matched Categories

1. • Agamid Lizard
   • Constellation
   • Mythical Monster
   • Unpleasant Woman

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "dragon":

   lung, dragons, drache, ryong, dragonair, loon, loong, lava

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How to use dragon in a sentence?

1. Friedrich Nietzsche:

   He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

2. Bob Grant:

   Naming Hillary “The Dragon Lady”

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The dragon spits fire, what extinguishes its tears. When we live in rancor, we are born to be old. (Le dragon crache du feu, - Ce qui éteint ses larmes. - Quand on vit de rancune, - On naît pour être vieux.)

4. Thorsten J. Pattberg:

   The Chinese dragon 'long' is essentially a force of the good.

5. Vicky Lau:

   I'm particularly drawn to this dish because I've always heard a lot about dragon well and prawns together, i never understood why.