Synonyms for son
sʌnson

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Sonnoun

   Antonyms:
   daughter, parent, father, mother

2. sonnoun

   A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.

   The Chinese and Indians say all too often: I want a son, not a daughter.

   Antonyms:
   father, mother, parent, daughter

3. sonnoun

   Antonyms:
   daughter, parent, father, mother

4. sonnoun

   Antonyms:
   mother, daughter, parent, father

5. sonnoun

   He was a son of the mafia system.

   Antonyms:
   father, parent, mother, daughter

6. sonnoun

   The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.

   Antonyms:
   parent, daughter, mother, father

7. sonnoun

   Son, can't you see that she's just a little girl? Bruce Springsteen, Working on the Highway

   Antonyms:
   mother, parent, daughter, father

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. son, boynoun

   a male human offspring

   "their son became a famous judge"; "his boy is taller than he is"

   Synonyms:
   male child

   Antonyms:
   girl, daughter

2. Son, Word, Logosnoun

   the divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus)

   Synonyms:
   news, password, countersign, intelligence, discussion, parole, give-and-take, tidings, watchword, word of honor

   Antonyms:
   girl, daughter

Matched Categories

1. • Hypostasis
   • Male Offspring

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sonnoun

   Associated words:
   filial, filiation, unfilial, filicide, mulier, mulierty

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "son":

   sons, yarns, fils, boy, yarn, kid, wires, child, filho, sohn, sonny, threads, wire, kiddo, sonbesides, jr, hijo, jr., lad, strands, ibn, twines, thread, buddy

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How to use son in a sentence?

1. Ingeborg Oswald:

   He told me, 'Oh well (Kyle) just decided he wanted to leave, he took off down the road, and he's left,' and I said, 'I don't believe you. My son would never ever do that.'.

2. Shelley Pasnik:

   Even though there are no commercials disrupting the narrative, you may not be as alert to the fact that your son or daughter is developing a great affinity for a character, and then it's pretty bonkers when it comes to shopping.

3. Marie Laguerre:

   We don't feel safe in the street, but also in the workplace, those sexist men, they're perfectly integrated into society, including politicians, musicians, actors, judges, doctors, teachers, everywhere -- it's hard to see that. It can also be a friend, a brother or a father, or a son. It's important that today, we demand zero tolerance. If you see such behavior happen, that you say,' No, I don't agree with you and you need to stop.'.

4. Coy Marquardt:

   That makes it even more important to expand the use to 12- to 15-year-olds, including my son, just to protect him.

5. Harry Brock:

   I'm prepared for this, I've got my children taken care of... we're ready for this, everything's pulled in the garage, we've got our storm shutters up, my daughter's got hers up, my son's got his up.