Synonyms: words starting with P
829 words starting with P that have a synonyms page, each shown with its closest synonyms.
- pluckdefeather, audacity, balls
- plugstopper, bung, dowel
- plumume, plum-color, plum-colored
- plumbperpendicular, plumber, plummet
- plumbousplumbic, lead
- plumeaigrette, feather in one's cap, feather
- plummetfall, drop
- plunderrifle, ravage
- plundererspoiler, despoiler
- plunkplonk, plump, accurately
- pluralmorefold, several, multiple
- plusadvantageous, good, and
- plus or minussome, roughly, well-nigh
- Plutoniandepressed, miserable, unhappy
- pneumaticaereous, pneumenous, airy
- po-po'tocks, arse, arse cheeks
- poachjab, run through, chef
- pocketpocketbook, pot, trouser
- pococuranteindifferent, world-weary, uninterested
- podshell, capsule, case
- poeticalitypoeticalness, poeticity, poeticness
- poeticalnesspoeticality, poeticity, poeticness
- poheww, ick
- poikilothermectothermic, poikilothermic, ectotherm
- pointlocation, viewpoint, opinion
- point of no returnrubicon, event horizon, PNR
- point of viewstandpoint, viewpoint, outlook
- pointerhand, indicator
- pointlesspoint-free, blunt, needless
- poisonpollute, contaminate
- poisonoustoxic, poisoned
- pokefumble, glaum, root
- pokerstoker, firestick
- pokeweedpocan, pokeberry, pokeroot
- pokeyjooka, ying, bassy
- polar beararctic bear, ice bear, northern bear
- poleshaft, beam
- polemiccontroversialist, tirade
- policefive-o, constabulary, garda
- police carcruiser, patrol car, cruise car
- police officerpoliceman, police, monarch
- polishbuff, burnish, bone
- politecivil, correct, courteous
- politenesscivility, grace
- politically correctorthodox, dogmatic, right-on
- pollocklythe, saithe
- pollutantpollution, contamination, taint
- pollutepoison, corrupt, contaminate
- pollutioncontamination, adulteration, defilement
- polychromemulticolor, polychromatic, multicoloured
- polycythemia veraerythremia, Osler-Vaquez disease, PV
- polyethylene terephthalatePET, PET-E, PETE
- polyglotmultilinguist, polyglottist, polylinguist
- polygraphmultigraph, lie detector, manifold writer
- polymorphonuclearPMN, polymorphonuclear cell, polymorphonuclear leukocyte
- polysorbateE432 - polysorbate 20, E433 - polysorbate 80, E434 - polysorbate 40
- pomadepomatum, brilliantine, hair gel
- pomatumointment, particularly thick waxy ointments scented with fruit used to beautify the skin or hair, pomade
- pomeloshaddock, pampelmoes
- pompousself-important, arrogant, vain
- poncekept man, cicisbeo, sugar baby
- ponderthink, consider, muse
- ponderableeminent, noteworthy, massive
- pontoonvingt-et-un, natural, camel
- pony upcough up, pay up, ante up
- poofeces, defecation, defecate
- poodleCanis aviarius aquaticus, puddle-hound, acolyte
- pooftersissy, faggot, poof
- poohpish, feh, pshaw
- poonaxe wound, badly packed kebab, bearded clam
- poontangtang, poon, punani
- poopbeleaguer, toot, badger
- poorbad, one-star, low-quality
- Poor ClareClare, Clarissa, Clarisse
- poor man'sbad, one-star, low-quality
- pop offannihilate, bag, baptize
- pop-uppopover, banner, callout
- popeGuy Fawkes Day, their respective entries, Orthodox Bishop of Alexandria
- popinjayfop, macaroni, peacock
- popotilloephedra, Brigham tea, cowboy tea
- poppercracker, snap, snap fastener
- poppybulging, pappy, pop
- populacepeople, population
- porcelainchina, chinaware
- porcineswinish, piggish, hoggish
- porkpigmeat, pigflesh
- porkerAll are derogatory unless otherwise labeled, butterball, chod
- porkychubby, chunky, tubby
- pornerotica, filth, smut
- pornographicX-rated, XXX, XXXX
- pornographyhentai, 🌽, pron
- porpoisephocoenid, sea hog, sea pig
- portleft, Porto, harbour
- portablebearable, transportable, shiftable
- portatilebearable, carriable, portative
- portativebearable, carriable, portatile
- portentousominous, star-crossed, ill-starred
- portionpart, piece, chip
- portmanteaublend, portmanteau word, blend word
- poshposhen, upper-crust, high-end
- positionstead, adjust, disrupt
- positivesure, certain
- positivelyabsolutely, undoubtedly, greatly
- possesshave, hold, own
- possessionownership, aught, belongings
- possibilitychance, contingent, contingency
- possibleviable, achievable, doable
- possiblymaybe, perhaps, conceivably
- postal orderPOO, postal money order, postal note
- posteriorhinder, back
- posternback door, 'tocks, arse
- postgraduatepostgrad, graduate student, PG
- postmanmailman, mail carrier, letter carrier
- postmidnightpredawn, wee hour, wee hours
- postpartumpostnatal, postpartal, post-partural
- postponedelay, defer, stay
- postwomanmailwoman, mail lady, post lady
- potcookpot, cooking pot, can
- potatomurphy, p'tater, spud
- potbellypaunch, corporation
- potentialspiritual, noumenal, virtual
- potheadT-box, grasshopper, stoner
- potshotAdrian Quist, adrip, aled up
- poufpoof, tumpty, footstool
- pouncebump, leap, jump
- poundlb, lb t, pound sterling
- pound signhash, crunch, hash sign
- pourshink, spate, sweep
- poverishempoverish, impoor, pauperize
- povertymisery, penury, indigence
- poverty-strickenpoor, bankrupt, poverty-ridden
- powdertriturate, pulverize
- powder roompowder closet, bathroom, latrine
- powerpotence, virtue, might
- power stripextension block, extension box, power board
- powerfulstrong, potent, mighty
- powerlessweak, impotent
- practicallyvirtually, de facto, effectively
- practiceexercise, drill, rehearsing
- pragmaticdown-to-earth, political
- prairie dogsod poodle, turtle head, grow a tail
- praisecompliment, worship, commendation
- praiseworthyglorious, valuable, reverend
- prangcollision, crash, bingle
- prankmissed call, caper, capriccio
- prankishimpish, implike, puckish
- pratebabble, waffle, blabber
- prattletattle, palaver, twaddle
- pravitybaseness, corruption, defilement
- prayer bookmissal, portal
- pre-ante-, anterior, fore-
- preachymoralizing, didactic, pious
- preambleforeword, preface, prologue
- precariousunsafe, wobbly, unsteady
- precariousnessprecarity, jeopardy, threat
- preciosityaffectation, fastidiousness, preciousness
- preciousdear, invaluable, priceless
- precipitantdevil-may-care, rash, precipitate
- precipitateproject, launch, cast
- precipitousheadlong, precipitant
- preciselyexactly, right, exact
- precisionrepeatability, nicety, exactness
- precognitionforesight, prescience, foreknowledge
- precognitiveprognostic, clairvoyant, augural
- precursorantecedent, beforemath, foremath
- predateantedate, backdate
- predecessorprecursor, elder, forerunner
- predestinationfortune, destiny, doom
- predestinydestiny, doom, foredestiny
- predictcall, foretell, presage
- predictionweird, forecast, prognosis
- predilectionliking, propensity, taste
- preengallery, three-sheet, swagger
- prefecturejun, fu, chun
- preferfavor, forechoose
- preferablyrather, preferredly
- prefigureforeshadow, presage, portend
- prefigurementforeshadowing, symbolism, hint
- preggersbig, carrying, delicate
- pregnancygravidity, cyesis, gestation
- pregnantsignificant, gone, enceinte
- prejudicebias, discrimination, bigotry
- prejudicialharmful, damaging, detrimental
- preliminaryintroductory, preparatory, initial
- prematureearly, untimely, anticipatory
- prematurelyuntimely, oversoon, unripely
- premealpreprandial, prefeeding
- premonitionvision, bad feeling, foreboding
- preordinationfortune, destiny, doom
- prepareready, get, get ready
- prepuceforeskin, penile foreskin, clitoral hood
- presagefulstar-crossed, ill-starred, dire
- presagiousstar-crossed, ill-starred, dire
- presbyteryrectory, sanctuary
- prescienceforesight, precognition, foreknowledge
- prescientprevoyant, clairvoyant, foreknowing
- prescriptionforescript, scrip, Rx
- prescriptivistprescriptionist, prescriptionistic, prescriptivistic
- presentcompliment, close, presentaneous
- presidentprovost, prex
- pressdepress, squash, condense
- pressinglyurgently, enthusiastically, persistently
- prestidigitationdeception, conjuring, trickery
- prestigiationjugglery, sleight of hand, conjuration
- prestoshazam, hocus-pocus, abracadabra
- presto changohey presto, presto, abracadabra
- presumptuousarrogant, vain, cocky
- preteentween, preadolescent, preteenager
- pretenderhypocrite, dissembler, flip-flopper
- pretensepretext, affectation denotes deception for the sake of escape from punishment, an awkward situation
- pretentiousaffected, theatrical, hoity-toity
- preternaturalabnormal, inexplicable
- pretextexcuse, alibi, stall
- prettifypretty-print, beautify
- pretty boymetrosexual, dudelet, carpet knight
- pretzelbend, twist, contort
- prevaricateequivocate, waffle, evade
- prevenientpreceding, anticipatory
- previousform, foregoing, former
- previsibilityforeseeability, predictability
- priceesteem, evaluate, worthen
- pricelessinvaluable, inestimable, good-for-nothing
- priceycostly, spendy, steep
- prickassbag, assbreath, assbucket
- prickly peartuna, pimploe
- prideself-love, self-pride, arrogance
- pride of Indialagerstroemia crape myrtle, crape myrtle, crepe myrtle
- priestessmambo, kahuna, gythja
- prigprude, goody-goody, puritan
- prima facieapparently, ostensibly, superficially
- primalprimary, aboriginal, primaeval
- primemorning, greatest, main
- primiparaprimigravid, primigravida
- primitiveradical, primitive word, radical word
- primroseplumrose, plumrock, primula
- principalheadmaster, headteacher, headmistress
- printerimprint, printmaker
- priorprovost, advance, antecedent
- priorityanteriority, dignity, eminence
- pristinepure, untouched, immaculate
- private detectivesnoop, dick
- private investigatordick, gumshoe, PI
- private partsprivy parts, privates, danger zone
- privilegefranchise, prerogative, right
- privyjakes, head, CR
- prizeprise, honor, regard
- proadvantage, plus
- probablylikely, mostly
- probityintegrity, honor, decency
- problematicquestionable, troublesome
- proboscis monkeykaha, bekantan, kahau
- procedurealgorithm, routine, subroutine
- proceedprogress, continue
- proclivitypropensity, predisposition, predilection
- procrastinatepostpone, delay, dilly-dally
- procureget, obtain, acquire
- prodigallavish, wasteful, excessive
- prodigalityextravagance, profligacy, profusion
- prodigiousprecocious, big, giant
- prodigywunderkind, boy-genius, boy wonder
- proditionperfidy, tergiversation, betrayal
- proditoriousperfidious, proditory, recreant
- producemake, cause, generate
- productyield, endwork, production
- productivefruitful, thriving, yielding
- proemproemium, foreword
- profanationblasphemy, perversion, desecration
- profaneunholy, temporal, impure
- profligacycarrying-on, vice, knavery
- profligatelavish, wasteful, immoral
- profundityprofoundness, brilliance, genius
- progenylineage, offspring, get
- prognosticsign, foretelling, predictive
- prognosticateforetoken, foretell, prophesy
- programapplication, playbill, show
- prohibitban, bar, taboo
- prohibitedbanned, illegal, forbidden
- projectlaunch, cast, toss
- projectiveprotuberant, outstanding
- prolepsisforeshadowing, procatalepsis, prebuttal
- prolixrigmarole, sesquipedalian, wordy
- prologueforespeech, foretale, foreword
- prolongationprocrastination, prorogation, protraction
- prominentoutstanding, projecting, attention-grabbing
- promiscuouslewd, lustful, lascivious
- promoteadvance, forward, honor
- promptencourage, urge, exhort
- promulgatedeclare, proclaim, publish
- propelimpel, drive, push
- propensionaffinity, bag, bent
- propensitypredisposition, predilection, proclivity
- properfit, appropriate, suitable
- proper nounselfname, proper name[Appendix:Glossary, nomen proprium
- properlyconsistently, accordingly, appropriately
- propertyland, possession
- prophet of doomdoomsayer, croaker, doomster
- propitiousauspicious, advantageous
- proposalproject, plan, proposition
- propositionproposal, suggestion, pass
- propoundoffer, produce, advance
- proprietyintegrity, peculiarity, specialty
- propylene glycolpropanediol, PG
- prorebow, stem, forestem
- proroguedefer, postpone, extend
- pros and consadvantages and disadvantages, benefits and malefits, boons and banes
- prosaicdull, corny, banal
- proscriptbanned, illegal, prohibited
- proscriptioncondemnation, forbidding
- proselytizeconvert, evangelize, advocate
- proso milletproso, broomcorn millet, common millet
- prosperthrive, flourish, succeed
- prosperityprosperousness, plenty, thriving
- prosperouswell-to-do, successful, lucky
- prosternationmelancholy, misery, blueness
- prostitutepimp, succubus, hustler
- prostitutionwhoredom, harlotry
- proteanmultiform, multiversant, pluriform
- protectionistprocontrol, protectionistic, illiberal
- protiumhydrogen-1, hydrogen
- proto-ur-, atelo-, eka-
- prototypearchetype, exemplar, racing prototype
- protuberantprominent, projecting, swollen
- proudvain, arrogant, self-confident
- provenderfodder, aliment, bait
- proverbsaying, adage, byword
- providedproviding, on condition that, only if
- providenteconomical, prudent, cautious
- provinceeparchy, circuit, tao
- provisiondisposition, condition, stipulation
- provisionerpurveyor, provider
- provocateurprovoker, provocant, provocator
- provokebother, devil, trouble
- provostdean, president, mayor
- prowfore, bow, stem
- prowessexpertise, mastery, competence
- proximateimminent, near
- proximityvicinity, closeness, propinquity
- prudeprig, goody-goody, puritan
- prudencepolicy, prudency
- prudentcautious, wary, discreet
- prudishstraight-laced, prim, priggish
- Prussian bluecyanine, Berlin blue, bronze blue
- pryprying, Paul Pry, prise
- Przewalski's horsetakhi, takh
- psalterPsalms, particularly when printed as a separate work from the Bible, breviary
- pseudonymanonym, byname, to-name
- pshawpsh, pish, pssh
- pssthey, shh, hist
- psychay, caramba, mirabile dictu
- psychofreak, loony, nutcase
- pubalehouse, pot-house
- publiccommonweal, public interest, public good
- public convenienceCR, can, place
- public housepot-house, pub, bar
- public schoolboarding school, private school, comprehensive school
- publicanlicensee, hotelier
- puckfaerie, Robin Goodfellow, faery
- puddingdessert, afters, pud
- puerilejuvenile, immature, infantile
- puffpastry, wind, drag
- pugmops, carlin, Chinese pug
- pukevomit, rotter, regurgitate
- pulchritudecomeliness, prettiness, gorgeousness
- pulldraw, drag, tow
- pull in one's hornschill, calm down, chill out
- pull offjerk off, abuse, bash one out
- pull out all the stopsempty the tank, give one's all, go all out
- pulpfruitflesh, palp, pulpish
- pulpittribune, platform, soapbox
- pulpymushy, slushy, pappy
- pumpgrill, axe wound, bearded clam
- punchblow, oomph, pep
- punch-upaffray, dust-up, fight
- puncheontertian, duck boards, bog boards
- punctiliousminute, strict, precise
- punctualtimely, prompt
- punctuallyjust, on schedule, accurately
- PunicCarthaginian, double-dealing, infidelitous
- punishcorrect, penalize, penance
- punishablepenal, castigable, chastisable
- punishmentsentence, penalty, correction
- punitionpunishment, sanction, castigation
- punitivecastigatory, vindicatory, punitory
- punitorycastigatory, vindicatory, vindictive
- punkfornicatrix, lady of the night, wapping mort
- punterpubgoer, pubber, all-nighter
- punywasted, scrawny, low
- purblindhalf-sighted, sandblind, bisson
- purchasableaffordable, mid-range, inexpensive
- purchasesupport, emption, contact
- purchaserclient, buyer, vendee
- puresimon-pure, pristine, crude
- purelyquite, absolutely, altogether
- purpleblue-red, snakebite and black, purpureal
- purple swamphenAfrican purple swamphen, purple coot, purple gallinule
- purportedlyreportedly, allegedly, supposedly
- purposeobject, aim, end
- purpose-builtpurpose-made, custom, bespoke
- purpose-madepurpose-built, made-to-order, made-to-measure
- purposefuldeliberate, determined, purposive
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