Synonyms: words starting with B
707 words starting with B that have a synonyms page, each shown with its closest synonyms.
- babedarling, love, sweetheart
- babyinfant, babe
- baby talkbabyese, motherese, parentese
- babyishjuvenile, immature, puerile
- bachelorsingle, bachelor pad, bacheloress
- bachelor partystag party, buck's party, buck's night
- bachelor's buttoncornflower, common cornflower, bluebottle
- bachelorette partyhen party, hen night, hen do
- backdorsum, rear, former
- backbitewrong, dirty, foul
- backblockbackcountry, wop-wops, interior
- backcountryinterior, upcountry, hinterland
- backflipbacktrack, flip-flop, volte-face
- backpackbooksack, book bag, bookbag
- backuptailback, stand-in, reserve
- backwardretrograde, rearward
- backwateroverflow, jerkwater town, one-horse town
- badone-star, low-quality, low-grade
- bad breathhalitosis, bromopnea, fetor oris
- bad luckadversity, misfortune, mishap
- bad newsbad business, bad apple, rotten apple
- bad-temperedill-tempered, foul-tempered, ill-natured
- badgerbrock, Wisconsinite, bait
- badlyawfully, terribly, indecently
- badnesswrong, mischief, disobedience
- baebabe, baby, darling
- bafflepuzzle, confuse, fluster
- bagsack, tote
- bagatelleticky-tack, triviality, flyspeck
- bagfulbag, sackful, oodles
- baggyloose-fitting, loose, saggy
- bagmanvagrant, tramp, bum
- baguettefrog, bread, ackers
- bahharumph, pah, gaw
- bailiffsteward, high bailiff, high-bailiff
- bailiwickjurisdiction, domain, department
- baitobvious, evident, blatant
- baking sodabicarb, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate
- baking traybakepan, cookie sheet, baking pan
- balanceequilibrium, pair of scales, set of scales
- balatacow-tree, ausubo, massaranduba
- bald cypresscypress, southern cypress, white cypress
- balderdashrubbish, drivel, claptrap
- baldiebaldhead, baldy, Baldilocks
- baldmoneymeu, meum, spignel
- baldpatezuisin, bald person, chrome dome
- baldybaldhead, baldie, Baldilocks
- baleen whalebaleen, great whale, mysticete
- balefulstar-crossed, ill-starred, dire
- balimbingtraitor, defector, turncoat
- balkjib, failure, feint
- ballsphere, nonsense, chutzpah
- ball upballs up, blight, bumble
- ballerbedder, consummator, copulator
- balloonballon, toy balloon, speech bubble
- balm of Gileadbalm of Judea, balm of Mecca, balsam of Gilead
- balsam applecundeamor, autograph tree, copey
- balsaminetouch-me-not, balsam, garden balsam
- bambang, blam
- banhartley, forbid, prohibit
- banalwell-worn, pat, tired
- banalizede-emphasize, underestimate, downplay
- band-aidElastoplast, adhesive bandage, plaster
- banditoutlaw, brigand, bandito
- banecurse, blight, affliction
- bangboom, report, bangs
- bang to rightsred-handedly, guiltily, blameworthily
- bangerbucket, beater, hooptie
- bankbanker, bar, line
- bankerhelper, banker's envelope, invitation envelope
- banknotebill, note
- bankruptpoor, poverty-stricken, indigent
- banksmanbrowman, dogman, spotter
- banterchaff, pleasantry, raillery
- baobabtabaldi, tebeldi
- baptizechristen, full
- barpot-house, barroom, ginshop
- barbbarbel, Carolina whiting, king whiting
- barbarianperegrine, barbaric, barbarious
- barbarianismwildness, degeneracy, reductionism
- barbaricbrutal, savage, barbarian
- barbariousbarbarian, heathen, pagan
- barbarousbrutal, fell, savage
- barberhairdresser, haircutter, hairstylist
- barbermongermetrosexual, popinjay, carpet knight
- barbicanguardhouse, loophole
- baremere, naked, nude
- bare-bonessimple, basic, plain
- barefacedclean-shaven, brazen, coarse
- barefootshoeless, barefooted, discalced
- bargaindeal, contract, engagement
- barking madthree stops short of Dagenham, 5150, bananas
- barmybalmy, dotty, goofy
- barneyblimp, quarrel, scuffle
- baronpanjandrum, magnate, tycoon
- barrackclap, applaud, hurrah
- barrensterile, destitute
- bartertrade, swap
- bas-reliefbasso-rilievo, basso-relievo
- basesubstructure, seat, radix
- basedmaverick, unwoke, damn straight
- baselessunfounded, groundless, unproven
- basenesscorruption, sin, wrongdoing
- basicnecessary, essential, simple
- basilbazil, sweet basil, St. Joseph's wort
- basketbasketball, cart, shopping basket
- bass violcontrabass, double bass, upright bass
- bastardlove child, born in the vestry, illegitimate
- bastardizedilute, corrupt, butcher
- bastardlygood-for-nothing, worthless, vain
- bastilleworkhouse, bang up, clap up
- batchiropter, chiropteran, flitterbat
- batheticwell-worn, pat, tired
- bathoscheesiness, narm, sappiness
- bathroomtoilet, loo, jakes
- bathtub ginrotgut, gut rot, hooch
- batonclub, billy club, nightstick
- batrachiananuran, frog, froggish
- battalionswathe, heap, horde
- battenfleshen, stouten, battle
- batterhitter, thrash, intoxicate
- baygulf, bay laurel, Grecian laurel
- bazillionairebajillionaire, gazillionaire, squillionaire
- bazookaassets, babylons, balloons
- bead treechinaberry, azedarach
- beakpecker, bill
- beakybeaked, beaklike, beakish
- beambreadth, working beam, walking beam
- beanieskully, knit cap, knit hat
- bearbrook, troublemaker, police officer
- bear in mindremember, keep in mind, mind
- bearabletolerable, livable, survivable
- beardedbe-bearded, beardy, awny
- bearded sealoogruk, squareflipper
- beastlyanimal-like, animalistic, brutish
- beatnewsbeat, knock, pound
- beat itbeat a retreat, hit it, beat off
- beat offabuse, bash one out, bate
- beatenovercome, defeated, vanquished
- beaterbanger, bucket, hooptie
- beatifyplease, content, cheer
- beatingwhopping, battering, thumping
- beaucat, blood, popinjay
- beauticianhairdresser, cosmetologist, aesthetician
- beautifulgood-looking, gorgeous, attractive
- beautifyadorn, prettify, pretty-print
- beautyloveliness, pulchritude, comeliness
- beavercastor, castorette, castoreum
- beaver eatercarcajou, quickhatch, Canuck
- becausefor, since, as
- because ofon, for sake of, by dint of
- becomeget, go, grow
- bedhay, tray, layer
- bed of rosesbliss, euphoria, delectation
- bedaubsoil, foul, spot
- bedclothescovers, bedding, bedclothing
- bedevilbother, plague, devil
- bedizensoil, foul, spot
- bedraggledrun-down, shabby, ragtag
- bedroom communitybedtown, commuter town, bedroom suburb
- bedsitefficiency, flatette
- bee balmfragrant balm, Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm
- beehivehive, apiary, skep
- beekeeperapiarist, apiator, apiculturist
- BeelzebubDevil, Dragon, Lucifer
- beeptweep, bleep, bell
- beerale, brew
- beer and skittlesbliss, euphoria, delectation
- beer bellybeer baby, beer gut, beer muscles
- beer gutbeer baby, beer belly, beer muscles
- beerhousealehouse, brewpub
- beeweedRocky Mountain beeplant, Rocky Mountain beeweed, stinking clover
- beforeby, ante
- beforehandupfront, in advance, prehand
- befoulsoil, foul, dirty
- befuddlepuzzle, baffle, fluster
- beggarpoor, Lazarus, panhandler
- beggar-my-neighborbeat my neighbour out of doors, beat your neighbour, beat your neighbour out of doors
- beginstart, initiate, commence
- beginnerJohnny-come-lately, novice, neophyte
- beginningstart, birth, initiation
- begloomdeject, depress, aggrieve
- begrimesoil, foul, spot
- behaviorismbehavioral psychology, logical behaviorism, philosophical behaviorism
- behinda-back, in back of, to the rear of
- beholdregard, look, view
- beigebland, indistinct, colorless
- BeijingerBeijingese, Peipinger, Pekinger
- beinglessdesert, nonexistent, vacant
- BelarusianBelorussian, Belarusan, Belarussian
- belatedoverdue, tardy, tardive
- belaudexalt, laud, panegyrize
- beleaguerbeset, plague, badger
- belemniteelf-bolt, thunderbolt, arrowstone
- Belgian endivewitloof, common chicory, wild chicory
- belibelbesmirch, diss, traduce
- beliemisrepresent, slander, calumniate
- beliefopinion, faith, conviction
- believecredit, feel, trust
- believerdevotee, religionist, pietist
- belittleminimize, reduce, de-emphasize
- bellicistmilitarist, hawk, warmonger
- belligerentantagonistic, aggressive, bellicose
- bells and whistlesgadgetry, trivialities, frills and furbelows
- bellyabdomen, womb, uterus
- belovedloved, special, dear
- belowunder, beneath, underneath
- beltsash, girdle, waistband
- belugawhitefish, beluga whale, melonhead
- bemoanmourn, lament, grouch
- benchbenchtop, justiciary, judicature
- bendflex, curve, bow
- benderbatter, binge, spree
- bendyflexible, pliable, supple
- beneficencecharity, kindness, benevolence
- beneficentmagnanimous, benevolent, generous
- beneficialuseful, advantageous, helpful
- benefitadvantage, boon, foredeal
- benthicdemersal, benthonic
- benweedragwort, smegplant, stinking willie
- bepraisehonor, praise, worthy
- beraysoil, foul, spot
- bereavedgrief-struck, distraught, griefful
- bergylthemdurgan, Norway haddock, ocean perch
- bermheelpath, bench, bench floor
- Bermuda grassdoob, Bahama grass, devil grass
- berserkberserker, blissed out, blithe
- beseembecome, befit, suit
- besetplague, badger, hound
- beshitbefoul, shit on, bedirty
- besmearsoil, dirty, foul
- besmirchsoil, dirty, foul
- bespeakbetalk, chat, talk about
- bespectacledbeglassed, eyeglassed
- bespellspell, glamour, hex
- bespokepurpose-built, custom, tailor-made
- bestoptimal, all that and a bag of chips, antelope's cantaloupes
- bestialanimalian, beastly, animalesque
- bestowlay out, house, put up
- bestowalconferment, bestowment, giving
- bethinkconsider, muse
- betidecome to pass, occur, transpire
- betokenindicate, mark, note
- betonyself-heal, purple betony, bishopwort
- betraydouble-cross, knife, sell
- betrayaldouble-dealing, treason, perfidy
- betrimbedeck, adorn, apparel
- better halfspouse, helpmeet, helpmate
- bettycot-betty, cot-quean, henhussy
- betweenatwix, atween, atwixt
- between a rock and a hard placebetween Scylla and Charybdis, between the devil and the deep blue sea, between the hammer and the anvil
- between Scylla and Charybdisbetween a rock and a hard place, between the hammer and the anvil, between the devil and the deep blue sea
- between the devil and the deep blue seabetween a rock and a hard place, between Scylla and Charybdis, between the hammer and the anvil
- beveragedrink, potable
- bewailmourn, sorrow, pine
- beweepmourn, sorrow, pine
- bewilderpuzzle, confuse, flurry
- bewilderingconfusing, head-scratching, baffling
- bewitchspell, glamour, court
- bewitchedinterested, cursed, enchanted
- bewitcherywitchcraft, sorcery, conjuring
- bewitchingenchanting, incantation, spellcasting
- bewitchmentenchanting, enchantment, incantation
- bewrayexpose, reveal, unveil
- beyondayond, ayont, acutely
- BhiliBhil, Bhagoria, Bhilbari
- biaspartiality, preference, predisposition
- bibliophagebibliovore, bibliophile, book lover
- bibliothecarialbibliothecal, bibliothecarian, bibliothecary
- bibulousbefuddled, fuzzy-minded, flushed
- bichromedichromatic, bicolour, bicoloured
- bicyclebike, two-wheeler, cycle
- biddablecompliant, yielding, manageable
- bifidbifurcated, bipartite, bilobar
- bifurcatedbifid, split
- bighuge, liberal, bulky
- big cheesebaron, big enchilada, big gun
- big daddybaron, big cheese, big enchilada
- big gunbaron, panjandrum
- big namecelebrity, baron, panjandrum
- big shotbigwig, baron, big cheese
- big wheelbaron, panjandrum, somebody
- bignesssize, bulk, largeness
- bigotednarrow-minded, prejudiced, intolerant
- bigwigbig cheese, VIP, baron
- bilberryfraughan, whort, whortleberry
- biliousirascible, choleric, peevish
- bilkdeceive, beglammer, counterfeit
- billbeak, billhook
- billhookbill, handbill
- billy goathe-goat, billy
- binwastebin, container, receptacle
- binarybase-2, double
- binary pulsarbinary pulsar system, binary pulsar star, binary pulsar star system
- binary starbinary, binary star system, binary system
- bindlimit, fetter, make fast
- binditilak, kumkum, sindoor
- bindleswag, swag bag, baggie
- bingejag, bender, spree
- bingolotto, housey-housey
- binomenbinomial, binominal
- binomialbinominal, binome, binomen
- binominalbinomial, binomen, binomial name
- biogenicbiotic, biogenous, biologic
- biologylifelore, life science, life sciences
- bipartitebifid, bilobar, split
- birdavian, fowl, feathered friend
- bird cherryhackberry, pin berry, fire cherry
- bird of passagemigrant, gadabout, itinerant
- birdiebirdling, birdlet, birb
- birdlikeavian, avianlike, birdly
- birdlingbirdie, birdlet, birb
- biscuittack, bread, biscuitware
- bisectdichotomize, dimidiate, bipartition
- bisectiondichotomy, halving, bisegmentation
- bisexualperfect, open-minded
- bishopordinary, diocesan bishop, suffragan bishop
- bishopricdiocese, episcopacy, episcopate
- bistropot-house, alehouse
- bitscrap, particle, shred
- bit by bitincrementally, stepwise
- bitchshe-dog, female
- bite offaccept, attempt, tackle
- biting midgepunkie, ceratopogonid
- bittercaustic, acrid, acerbic
- bitter orangeSeville orange, sour orange, bigarade
- bitternessbile, rancor, acrimony
- bitumenJew's pitch, Jew’s lime, Jew’s pitch
- biweeklytwice-weekly, fortnightly
- bizarrooddity, weirdling
- blabbermouthcarrytale, blab, busybody
- blackraven, ebony, swart
- black artwizardry, sorcery, mojo
- black carawaykalonji, blackseed
- black fungusmucormycosis, wood ear, woodear
- black gramurad, mungo bean, urad dal
- black gumpepperidge, black tupelo, sour gum
- black lungCWP, coalworker's pneumoconiosis, miner's cough
- black magicwitchcraft, sorcery
- black raspberrythimbleberry, blackcap raspberry, blue raspberry
- black salsifyscorzonera, black oyster plant, serpent root
- black sheepeccentric, free spirit, heteroclite
- black swanrare bird, rarity, unicorn
- black teatea, cha, char
- black vultureAmerican black vulture, black buzzard, Eurasian black vulture
- black-eyed peablackeye pea, black-eye pea, bachapin bean
- blackballniggerball, reds and yellows, blacklist
- blackbirdmerle, ouzel
- blackenblack, pitch, denigrate
- blackguardscoundrel, assbag, assbreath
- blacklistblocklist, hotlist, denylist
- blackoutoutage, blankout, faint
- blackwashblackout, tar, smear
- bladder wrackrockweed, black tang, bladder fucus
- blahbosh, bombast, rubbish
- blamecritique, condemnation, condemning
- blamelessinnocent, righteous, pure
- blameworthinessculpability, guiltiness, noninnocence
- blameworthyguilty, reprehensible, culpable
- blaminglydisapprovingly, censoriously, condemningly
- blandtasteless, insipid, anodyne
- blandishcajole, wheedle, twist
- blandishmentadulation, cajolery, carny
- blankblank cartridge, blank bullet, draw a blank
- blanketcatholic, comprehensive, sweeping
- blasphemydesecration, sacrilege, swearing
- blastcondemn, admonish, animadvert
- blaséindifferent, world-weary, uninterested
- blatantobvious, evident, bait
- blatantlyopenly, baitly, visibly
- blatherblither, babble, bavardage
- blatherskitegood-for-nothing, bosh, drivel
- blazewrong, dirty, foul
- blazing starcolicroot, devil's bit, fairy wand
- bleakwan, livid, pallid
- blearyrun-down, shot, tired
- bleary-eyedrun-down, shot, tired
- bleatblat, baa, baaing
- blechfeh, pfaugh, pish
- bleeding hearteardrop, glorybower, bagflower
- blemishwrong, dirty, foul
- blendmerge, incorporate, meld
- blessedwell-regarded, sacred, distinguished
- blessedlygladly, cheerfully, merrily
- blightbane, blighten, bumble
- blimeyhello, Christ, heavens
- blimpnonrigid, barrage balloon, Gossage
- blind drunkbefuddled, fuzzy-minded, flushed
- blind spotscotoma, blindside
- blinkerblinder, directional, directional signal
- blissfulthrilled, delighted, joyful
- blithelymerrily, joyfully
- blithenessjoy, delight, glee
- blitherblether, asshat, arsehole
- blitzcharge, zhoosh, hurry
- bloatednessswelling, bloating, turgor
- blockstuff, pulley block, city block
- blockagethrombosis, thromboembolism, or embolism
- blockedclogged, choked, forwrought
- blokeboy, bro, broski
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