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Synonyms of cat

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Another word for cat is kitten. Other synonyms of cat are feline, mouser, felid, moggy and grimalkin.

Synonyms and similar words for cat

nounA mammal of the family Felidae.

  • felidAny member of the cat family (Felidae).
  • felineA cat: member of the cat family Felidae.
  • panther[Panthera
  • pantherine[Pantherinae

nounA carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal...

  • grimalkinA cat, especially an elderly female.
  • kittyAn adult cat; also (often childish), sometimes in the form Kitty: a pet name for a cat of any age.
  • kitty-catA domestic cat (subspecies Felis silvestris catus).
  • pussA cat.
  • pussyA cat.
  • pussy-catA pet domestic cat; a pussy.

nounThe flesh of this animal eaten as food.

nounAn angry or spiteful person, especially a woman.

nounAn ordinary person, especially a man; a fellow, a guy.

  • blokeA fellow, a man; especially an ordinary man, a man on the street.
  • chapA man, a fellow.
  • coveMan; fellow.
  • dudeA man, generally a younger man.
  • fella
  • joe
  • 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.
  • fellowA male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild...
  • gadgie ScotlandA man.
  • geezerA male person.
  • gink slangA guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man; a goof.
  • gloak slangA man, a guy.
  • guy colloquialA man or boy; a fellow.
  • homeboy
  • homeyBefitting a home; cozy, intimate.
  • nigga
  • ninja slang
  • omiA man.
  • pillicock
  • rooster slang
  • shalk
  • chappy UK, datedA chap; a fellow.
  • covey UK, datedA male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.
  • gate datedA man; a male person.
  • gome Scotland, obsoleteA man.
  • health obsolete
  • lede obsolete
  • punk dated, rareA female prostitute.
  • 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

nounSynonym of itinerant worker.

nounA jazz musician; also, an enthusiast of jazz music.

nounSynonym of prostitute.

nounA wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages to protect assailants approaching besieged enemy...

  • tortoiseSynonym of cat (sense 11, a wheeled shelter).
  • Welsh catSynonym of cat (“A wheeled shelter, used in the Middle Ages as a siege weapon”).

verbTo hoist (an anchor) by its ring so that it hangs at the cathead.

  • catheadSynonym of cat (“to hoist (an anchor) so that it hangs at the cathead (noun sense 1.1)”).

nounMore synonyms

  • baudronsA cat.
  • domestic catA domesticated cat, of the species Felis catus or subspecies Felis silvestris catus, especially one kept as a pet or...
  • housecat
  • kibty
  • kittenA young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
  • kitterA cat.
  • kitty wittyA cat.
  • malkinA cat.
  • mogA cat.
  • moggyA domestic cat, especially (depreciative or derogatory) a non-pedigree or unremarkable cat.
  • mouserA cat that catches mice, kept specifically for the purpose.

Meaning of cat

  1. noun A mammal of the family Felidae.
  2. noun A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet.
  3. noun The flesh of this animal eaten as food.

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Questions about synonyms of cat

What is another word for cat?
Cat has 72 synonyms on Word.ws, such as kitten, feline, mouser, felid, moggy and grimalkin.
What does cat mean?
Cat means a mammal of the family Felidae.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cat (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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