Synonyms of bull
120 similar words · 5 opposite words
Another word for bull is joe. Other synonyms of bull are gentleman cow, bloke, boy, bro and broski.
Synonyms and similar words for bull
nounSpecifically, one that is uncastrated.
- gentleman cowA bull.
nounA large, strong man.
- bloke Australia, UK
- boy derogatory
- bro
- broski slang
- bruh slangThe rhesus macaque.
- chieldA man; a fellow, chap.
- dog [⇒ thesaurus] (slang)
- dawgTerm of address for a close, usually male, friend.
- dude slang
- fella slang
- fellow
- gadgie Scotland
- geezer
- gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
- gloak slangA man, a guy.
- guy colloquial
- homeboy
- homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
- joe
- nigga
- ninja slang
- omiA man.
- pillicock
- rooster slang
- shalk
- cat dated
- chap UK, dated
- chappy UK, datedA chap; a fellow.
- cove UK, archaic
- covey UK, dated
- gate dated
- gome Scotland, obsoleteA man.
- health obsolete
- lede obsolete
- punk dated, rare
- seg archaic, dialectal
- wallah UK, dated
- wer obsolete
- were obsoleteThe collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the...
- wye obsolete, poetic
nounA policeman; a detective; a railroad security guard.
- 5-O US, slang
- alphabet US, slang
- barney US, slang
- bizzie UK, slangA police officer.
- bluebottle slang
- blue heeler Australia, slang
- blue meanie derogatory, slang
- bobby UK, slang
- bogey UK, slang
- boy in blue US
- bullyman Australia, derogatoryA police officer.
- buttons slang
- centenier
- charpering omi UKA policeman.
- chazzer slang
- cobbler slangA police officer.
- cop slangA police officer or prison guard.
- copper slangA police officer, especially one in uniform.
- cozzer UK, slangA policeman, especially a detective; a rozzer.
- cracker US, derogatory
- crusher slang
- crowns US, slang
- dibble UK, slang
- fedA police officer.
- filth UK, derogatory
- finest informal
- five-oThe police.
- fuzz
- garda IrelandA member of the Gardaí: an Irish national police officer.
- gendarme
- glowie US, slangA government agent or informant infiltrating an online political space, with the supposed intention of surveilling...
- guardian of the peace Ireland, informalA police officer.
- Inspector Knacker colloquialA generic police officer, or the police in general.
- jack Australia, UKA policeman or detective; (Australia) a military policeman.
- jackboot Australia, UK
- jake US, slangA police officer, a law enforcement officer (sometimes especially one on foot rather than in a patrol car).
- John LawA personification of law enforcement; a police officer.
- John Q. Law USA generic police officer.
- Johnny Hopper UK, slangA police officer.
- lawmanAn officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.
- mee-maw UK, slang
- monarch
- Mr Plod Australia, UKA law enforcement officer.
- oinker derogatory, slang
- Officer Friendly colloquialA police officer.
- Old Bill UK, slangA police officer.
- one-time US, slangThe police.
- PC Plod UK, informalA policeman (implying that he is dull and slow).
- pig derogatory, slangA police officer.
- piggy UK, derogatory
- peeler UK, slang
- plod UK, slang
- police
- police officerA peace officer who is a member of a police force.
- policeman
- policepersonA police officer of any gender.
- polis UK
- po-po
- roller slang
- rozzer UK, slangA police officer.
- slop UKA policeman.
- swine derogatory, slang
- statie US, slangA state trooper.
- twelve US, slang
- tyre biter derogatory, slangA police officer.
- walloper Australia, slang
- wooden-top UKA uniformed police officer.
- beatsman archaic, rareA policeman who walks the beat.
- bluecoat dated
- body snatcher humorous, obsolete
- finger US, obsolete
- flatfoot archaic, colloquial
- flatty US, archaic
- harman obsolete
- harman-beck obsoleteA policeman.
- mutton shunter UK, archaicPolice constable.
- nuthook obsolete
- raw lobster obsolete, slangSynonym of unboiled lobster (“police officer”).
- scufter UK, datedA policeman.
Opposite of bull
adjectiveOf large mammals, adult male.
adjectiveCharacterized by rising prices or belief that prices will rise.
- bearCharacterized by declining prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices will fall.
Meaning of bull
- noun Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- noun Any bovine of an aggressive or long-horned breed regardless of age and sex.
- noun A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age.
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Questions about synonyms of bull
- What is another word for bull?
- Bull has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as joe, gentleman cow, bloke, boy, bro, broski, bruh and chield.
- What is the opposite of bull?
- The opposite of bull is bear. Other antonyms of bull are weak, feeble, puny and female.
- What does bull mean?
- Bull means specifically, one that is uncastrated.
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