Synonyms for ivory
ˈaɪ və ri, ˈaɪ vriivo·ry

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1. ivory, tusknoun

   a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses

   Synonyms:
   bone, off-white, pearl, tusk

2. bone, ivory, pearl, off-whitenoun

   a shade of white the color of bleached bones

   Synonyms:
   drop, off-white, bead, pearl, os, osseous tissue, bone, tusk

Matched Categories

1. • Dentine
   • White

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. ivorynoun

   Associated words:
   eburnean, eburnine, eburin, eburnification, eburnation

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1. List of paraphrases for "ivory":

   marfil, 'ivoire, ivorian, ivoire

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How to use ivory in a sentence?

1. Vincent Seruma:

   In one container alone, we have found 762 pieces of ivory and 423 kilograms of pangolin scales, we are still investigating to find more culprits.

2. Paula Kahumbu:

   I don't accept the argument that Botswana and others are making. Selling ivory never benefited local communities in the past. It won't benefit them in the future. It is just a big lie.

3. Samuel Wasser:

   If you're trying to match one tusk to its pair, you have a low chance of a match. But identifying close relatives is going to be a much more common event, and can link more ivory seizures to the same smuggling networks.

4. John Ruge:

   It is awesome to see Dominique back home in the care of her family, it is the perfect ending to her journey to the United States. It is also a great beginning for her new life in the Ivory Coast. I'm so proud of our surgical team and the impact we have had on little Dominique's life. It is why we do what we do every day.

5. Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve:

   Vigny, more secretAs if in his tower of ivory, retired before noon.N.B. Vigny refers to Comte de Vigny, who locked himself in an ivory tower to work without the influences of man and desire.