Synonyms: words starting with H
408 words starting with H that have a synonyms page, each shown with its closest synonyms.
- habitroutine, ritual
- habitualusual, repetitive, general
- hacknag, frob, tweak
- hackercutter, slasher, black hat
- hackmatacktamarack, American larch, weeping hemlock
- hackneyedwell-worn, tired, commonplace
- Hadeanhellish, Plutonic, Plutonian
- hadithsaying, the Hadith, the Sunna
- hagmagician, ugly woman, borer
- hagfishhag, myxinid, myxinoid
- haggarddrawn, weary, careworn
- hair grassticklegrass, rough bent grass, rough bent
- hairdresserbarber, hairstylist, beautician
- hairpiecetoupee, toupe
- hairyhirsute, hairful
- halalqingzhen, nonharam, by the book
- halcyonat peace, blissful, calm
- half½, semi-, hemi-
- half rhymequasi-rhyme, near rhyme, slant rhyme
- half-bakedhalf-assed, half-cocked, dough-baked
- half-wittedsheep-headed, bullet-headed, hammer-headed
- halfpennyworthpennyworth, tuppence worth, ace
- hallowedsacred, heavenly, divine
- haltdesist, stop, stay
- halterheadpiece, headstall, headcollar
- hamoveractor, ham e-mail, hambone
- ham it upham, melodramatize
- ham-fistedcack-handed, ham-handed, heavy-handed
- hamboneham, hamfatter, overactor
- hamfatterham, hambone, hamfat
- hammerkophammerhead, umbrette
- hamperhinder, hobble
- hamstringhams, hammy, hammie
- handpaw, manus, mound
- hand truckdolly, trolley
- handballhandle, offload, European handball
- handlepot, jug, middy
- handoutpress release, bonsella, benefaction
- handsomelyquite, absolutely, all-out
- handwritinghand, longhand, autograph
- handycrafty, at hand, on hand
- hangdangle, be suspend, float
- hang onkeep, store, keep faith
- hang toughgrin and bear it, hang in there, suck it up
- hang-upsetback, neurosis, obsession
- hangdogsneak, gallows bird, crack-hemp
- hanky-pankyintercourse, jiggery-pokery, joining
- hantlemany, abundance, multiplicity
- hapserendipity, hazard, come to pass
- hapchancechance, happenchance, happenstance
- haphazardlyhaphazard, willy-nilly, disorderedly
- happenoccur, befall, hold
- happifyplease, content, cheer
- happilycheerfully, joyously, merrily
- happinesspleasure, joy, delight
- happyglad, merry, satisfied
- happy-go-luckylaid-back, devil-may-care, carefree
- haranguej'accuse, tirade, screed
- harassharry, plague, badger
- harbingerherald, sign, forewarning
- hardrigid, strong, unyielding
- hard cheesebad luck, hard lines, hard luck
- hard diskfixed disk, hard disk drive, hard drive
- hard driveHD, hard disc, hard disk
- hard linesbad luck, hard luck, hard cheese
- hard upalmsless, arm, badly off
- hard-boiledharsh, severe, brutal
- hardenindurate, inure, roborate
- hardhandedharsh, strict, working-class
- hardheadeddogged, refractory, unyielding
- hardinesshardihood, audacity, boldness
- hardnessinduration, temper, inflexibility
- hardshipsmart, grief, pain
- hardtackpilot biscuit, pilot bread, sea biscuit
- hardworkingindustrious, assiduous, sedulous
- harebellbluebell, blawort, lady's thimble
- harebrainedwooden-headed, dull-headed, dull-minded
- harlotalley cat, almah, bangtail
- harmhurt, damage, wound
- harmfuldamaging, detrimental, hurtful
- harmlessinnocuous, innocent, unharmful
- harmonicaFrench harp, gob iron, Mississippi sax
- harpybattle axe, bitch, brim
- harridanvixen, virago, scold
- harrowtrouble, distress, hurt
- harryharass, eliminate, ruin
- harshsevere, cold-eyed, grim
- harvest mitechigger, harvest bug, harvest louse
- harvestmancarter, daddy longlegs, harvest spider
- hashscramble, crunch, hash mark /hashmark
- hasslebother, devil, trouble
- hastehurry, rush, scamper
- hastenaccelerate, hurry, race
- hat rackhat-stand, hat stand, hat tree
- hat treehat-stand, clothes stand, coatrack
- hatchet jobdefamation, slam piece, hit piece
- hatedespise, loathe, abhor
- hatredhate, hostility, antipathy
- haughtyself-important, arrogant, vain
- hauntnag, live, repair
- have a nice dayya, bye, you later
- have one's way withhave one's way, go to bed with, sleep with
- have tomust, need to, have got to
- have upaccuse, charge, indict
- haverholder, babble, haiver
- having said thathowever, nevertheless, nonetheless
- hawkhawking, mortarboard
- hawthornmay, whitethorn, albaspine
- hay feverpollinosis, allergic rhinitis, hay asthma
- hayseedcarl, bogger, bogtrotter
- hazardfortune, adventure, bet
- hazyfuzzy, hazed
- hehe/she, s/he, his
- headmind, caput, chief
- head honchobig man, big enchilada, grand poobah
- head over heelsarse over tit, ass over teakettle, base over apex
- headerhead, heading, bonder
- headframeheadstock, gallows frame, headgear
- headlessbeheaded, decapitated
- headspaceheadroom, ullage, brainspace
- healcure, get better, recover
- healthysound, whole, wholesome
- hearjudge, catch, adjudge
- heartdaring, bravery, nerve
- heart and soulkernel, crux, bowels
- heartbrokengrief-stricken, dejected, despairing
- heartburnpyrosis, acid reflux, gastric reflux
- heartenplease, content, cheer
- heartfulwholehearted, compassionate, cordial
- heartlesssevere, cold-eyed, grim
- heartsickdepressed, miserable, unhappy
- heartsoredepressed, miserable, unhappy
- heartstringcrux, gist, bowels
- heartyloving, warm-hearted, heartfelt
- heatrut, passion, vehemence
- heathenpagan, brutal, barbarian
- heathenishbrutal, pagan, barbarian
- heathenlyheathenish, pagan, uncivilized
- heaveproject, launch, cast
- heavensky, firmament, welkin
- heavenlysacred, divine, perpetual
- heavenly-mindedpracticing, Allah-fearing, devout
- heavy-handedOTT, cack-handed, ham-handed
- heavysetheavy, husky, thickset
- hebetudedullwittedness, dimness, dimwittedness
- hecatombabundance, battalion, arseload
- hecklebarrack, badger, taunt
- hedge bindweedgranny-pop-out-of-bed, bellbind
- hedgehogfurze-pig, hedgepig
- hedoniclotus-eating, self-indulgent, hedonistic
- hedonistepicurean, epicure, sybarite
- hedonisticlotus-eating, self-indulgent, decadent
- heedconsider, mark
- heelheeling, boot, butt
- heightstature, altitude
- HeiltsukHaíɫzaqv, Bella Bella, Híɫzaqv
- heirinheritor, successor
- helicoptersamara, chopper, copter
- heliotropehelio, turnsole, heliotropian
- hell's bells4uck, ay, chihuahua
- hellbendergrampus, Allegheny alligator, menopome
- hellishnegative, painful, fourth-rate
- helloChrist, ay, caramba
- helmthatch, helmsperson, behelm
- helmethead, brain bucket, helm
- helpsupport, relieve, assist
- helpmatespouse, helpmeet
- helpmeetspouse, helpmate, partner
- hemisphereplanisphere, celestial hemisphere, sphere
- hemlockcowbane, beaver poison, musquash root
- henspawner, fishess, henfish
- henbaneblack henbane, hog's bane, hog's bean
- henceforthhereafter, hereinafter, henceforward
- henchmanminion, stooge, lackey
- henryeighth, Big H, boy
- hepcathepster, fashionista, hipster
- heraldbode, pursuivant, disclose
- herbgrass, weed, bhang
- hereafterhenceforth, then
- hereinaboveheretofore, hereinbefore, hereabove
- hereinafterhenceforth, hereunder, hereinunder
- herenessdasein, being, existence
- hereticsectarian, dissident, nonconformist
- heretoforehitherto, hereinabove, yet
- hereunderhereinafter, henceforth
- hermaphroditecosexual, maphrodite, morphodite
- hermaphroditismintersexuality, hermaphrodism, dichogamous
- hermitsolitary, monk, anchorite
- heroHector, daredevil, lionheart
- heroinbrown, diamorphine, diacetylmorphine
- hesitatehem, boggle, scruple
- hesitationhesitancy, hesitance
- HesperusVenus, Lucifer, Phosphorus
- heterohet, heterosexual, straight
- heterodoxunorthodox, nonorthodox
- heterogamyintermarriage, exogamy
- heterogeneousmixed, diverse, catholic
- heterosexualother-sex, straight, hetero
- heterotopiadystopia, ectopia, ectopy
- hexsorceress, bespell, jinx
- hexadecimalhex, base-sixteen, base sixteen
- hexagramkagome, Magen David, rhombus star
- hexereiwitchcraft, sorcery, conjuring
- heyahem, heyo
- hey prestoshazam, presto, hocus-pocus
- heydayhello, wow, day in the sun
- hiatusbreak, stopping, pause
- hibernalwintry, brumal, hiemal
- hickboor, country bumpkin, churl
- hickeylove bite, knot, Sorted by number of Google hits
- hideskin, pelt, carucate
- hideousgrotesque, grisly
- hieldproject, launch, cast
- higgledy-piggledyhodgepodge, disordered, disorderly
- hightall, haute, hawt
- high and drydesert, deserted, desolate
- high noonmidday, sext, noontime
- high pointacme, paroxysm, ascendance
- high priestmahant, abbot, archbishop
- high-endtop-end, top-of-the-range
- high-hatairy, arrogant, chesty
- high-pitchedpiping, high
- high-qualitychoice, fancy, dainty
- hightail ithightail, move quickly, skedaddle
- highwaymanhighpad, highwaywoman
- hiketramp, lean out, sit out
- hilariousamusing, uproarious, sidesplitting
- hilaritydelight, glee, mirth
- hill of beansrow of pins, jack, jack shit
- hillbillyhick, bogger, bogtrotter
- hinderbar, delay, impede
- hindranceobstacle, obstruction, impediment
- hintbit, allusion, innuendo
- hinterlandprovinces, backcountry, Nowhere
- hippicequestrian, equine, horselike
- hippiebeatnik, tree hugger, flower child
- hipsterfashionable, fashionista, Corinthian
- hircinelustful, goaty, hircinous
- HispanicHispanian, Iberian, Latin
- hissyinfantile, sibilant, hissing
- hissy fittantrum, outburst, shit fit
- histhey, psst, hush
- historicgroundbreaking, momentous, important
- historicalancient, bygone, former
- historyages, background, past
- histrionictheatrical, overdramatic, stagy
- hitbeat, kick, strike
- hit the gasgas, hit the accelerator, lay tracks
- hit the roofhit the ceiling, go ballistic, blow one's top
- hit the streetspound the pavement, beat the bushes, hit the shops
- hitchcatch, affix, join
- hithertoheretofore, yet
- HIVHIV/AIDS, human immunodeficiency virus, AIDS virus
- hiyaciao, how, salaam
- hoarinesshoar, ancientness, oldhood
- hoarywhitish, white-haired, silver-haired
- hobstovetop, cooktop, range
- hobblehirple, shackle, enshackle
- hobbypursuit, pastime, amusement
- Hobson's choiceCatch-22, quandary
- hocus-pocusconjuring, alakazam, shazam
- hodgepodgemelange, mishmash, miscellany
- hogpig, animal, big back
- hoggeryself-obsession, self-absorption, selfishness
- hogwashhogshit, bullshit, absurdity
- hogweedclogweed, pig's cole, pigweed
- hoi polloimany, crowd, populace
- hoity-toityaffectations, airs, huffiness
- hokeycheesy, kitschy, schmaltzy
- hokumbunkum, absurdity, all my eye
- holdhave, grip, grasp
- hold firmhold fast, stand fast, stand firm
- hold onhold, seize, cling
- hold one's horseswait, stay
- holebox, administrative segregation, ad-seg
- holidayleave, pause, break
- holiday seasonadvent, Christmas season, Christmastide
- holier-than-thouairy, arrogant, chesty
- hollerhollering, cry, outcry
- holysacred, heavenly, divine
- Holy CommunionEucharist, Blessed Sacrament, Breaking of Bread
- Holy FatherCreator, Yahweh, God
- Holy SpiritComforter, Paraclete
- homeresidence, dwelling, domicile
- homemadeself-made, handmade
- homeothermicendothermic, warm-blooded, endothermal
- homercor, home run, hit out of the park
- homeroomtutor, form class, (UK) form room
- homicidemanslaughter, assassination, killing
- homing pigeonhomer, carrier pigeon, homer pigeon
- homogamyinbreeding, exogamy, extramarriage
- homogeneityconformity, homogeneousness, regularity
- homogeneousuniform, unvaried
- homologicalhomologic, homologous, autological
- homophobiagay-hate, homoerotophobia, homophobism
- homosexualsame-sex, lesbian
- homosexualitygayness, homosexualism, urningism
- honestfrank, trustworthy, upfront
- honestlysincerely, literally, truly
- honestysincerity, candor, frankness
- honey badgerratel, beejoo, biju
- honeypotaxe wound, bearded clam, beaver
- honkyabelungu, ang moh, Angrez
- honorintegrity, decency, righteousness
- honorablenoble, glorious, valuable
- hoohey, aah, alright
- hoo-hato-do, fuss, ado
- hoodcowl, blinder, motorhood
- hooded crowscald-crow, hoodiecrow
- hoodlumcriminal, perpetrator, mischief-maker
- hookerGalway, hook, angler
- hookupfling, bedfellow, bedmate
- hookyditching, truancy, pawning
- hooligancandlefish, agitator, bad boy
- hootbit, scrap, shred
- hootenannythingamajig, Sorted by number of Google hits, widget
- hooternose, beak, beezer
- hophalf-op, jump, leap
- hopelessnessdespair, desperation, despondency
- hornkeratin, hooter, klaxon
- hornyrough, callous, coarse
- horriblyterribly, terrifyingly, horrifyingly
- horridterrifying, horrific, horrifying
- horrificterrifying, dreadful, horrifying
- horripilationpiloerection, goose bump, goose pimple
- hors d'oeuvreappetizer, entrée, starter
- horsenag, equine, horsemeat
- horse aroundfool around, act out, clown around
- horseflystout, breezefly
- horsekeepergroom, ostler
- horsemintspotted bee balm, spotted horsemint, dotted horsemint
- horseplayroughhousing, horsing around, horse around
- horseweedcornflower, Belgian endive, blue daisy
- hospitablelivable, guestfriendly, habitable
- hossdude, man, brother
- hostileopposed, adverse, unfriendly
- hostilityhatred, antipathy, enmity
- hotheated, live, alluring
- hot rodracer, rod, speedster
- hot-temperedirascible, hotheaded, short-tempered
- hotchpotchmingle-mangle, melange, mishmash
- hotheadedhot-tempered, vehement
- houndcur, badger, bait
- houseshop, store, accommodate
- House of LordsGilded Chamber, big white telephone, bog
- house sparrowphilip, sparr
- houseleekthunder-plant, ay-green, ayegreen
- how's thatpardon, how's that again, I beg your pardon
- howbeitalbeit, much as, although
- howeverthough, nevertheless, nonetheless
- hoyproject, launch, cast
- huanglongbingHLB, citrus dieback, citrus vein phloem degeneration
- hubbubto-do, fuss, hoo-ha
- hubristicarrogant, vain, cocky
- huckfling, hurl, bung
- huemulgemul, guemal, south Andean deer
- hugembrace, coll, stick
- hugebig, massive, liberal
- hugger-muggerdeep-laid, concealed, cloak-and-dagger
- hullshell, fuselage
- hullabalooto-do, fuss, hoo-ha
- humdrone, croon
- humanman, person, woman
- human beingperson, human, sapiens
- human immunodeficiency virusHIV, AIDS virus, HIV virus
- human resourcespersonnel, staff
- humanitarianhumanist, Good Samaritan, altruist
- humanityhumankind, peoplekind, race
- humankindhumanity, mankind, peoplekind
- humbledisgrace, reduce, embarrass
- humdrummonotony, banal, basic
- humidmoist, soaked, drenched
- humiliateshame, humble, disgrace
- humiliationshame, embarrassment, indignity
- humilitymodesty, self-effacement, egolessness
- humongousenormous, gigantic, ginormous
- humorlessgrim, harsh, unfunny
- humorousfunny, jocular, jocose
- humourwit, witticism, comedy
- humphunch, humpback, hunchback
- hunchlean, inkling, hint
- hundredcentury, cent, fivescore
- hundredweightquintal, cental
- hungrystarving, famished
- hunkchip, cutting, portion
- hurlthrow, project, launch
- hurrahwell done, yay, cheer on
- hurtdamage, harm, wound
- hurtfulharmful, damaging, detrimental
- hurtleskedaddle, bung, cast
- husbandmister, hubby, husband pillow
- hush uphush, hush down, quiet down
- hustlefly, defraud, pimp
- huzzahheave, heave-ho, hooray
- hybridmelding, cross, mixing
- hydrochloric acidmuriatic acid, spirit of salt, spirits of salts
- hydrogendihydrogen, E949, hydrogen hydride
- hydrophobiawaterfright, aquaphobia, water fear
- hymnalhymnary, hymnbook
- hyperactiveoveractive, hyper, overenergetic
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