Synonyms of cousin
29 similar words
Another word for cousin is chump. Other synonyms of cousin are chumpion, cull, cully, dupe and dotterel.
Synonyms and similar words for cousin
nounA person who is swindled; a dupe.
- chump
- chumpionA gullible champion.
- cull
- cully
- dupe
- dotterel
- easy mark
- fall guyOne who is gullible and easily duped.
- fish
- gull
- jugginsA fool; someone very credulous or easily fooled.
- live one
- mark
- mugA gullible or easily cheated person.
- muggins
- pigeonA person who is a target or victim of a confidence game.
- rube
- sap
- sapheadA simpleton, a stupid person.
- schlemiel
- sheep
- simp
- Simple SimonA fool, or gullible person.
- soft touch
- steamer
- stiff
- stooge
- suckerA person who is easily deceived, tricked or persuaded to do something; a naive or gullible person.
- gudgeon archaicA person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
Meaning of cousin
- noun Chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
- noun Preceded by an ordinal number, as first, second, third, etc.: a person descended from a common ancestor by the same number of generations as another person.
- noun When used without a qualifying word: the child of a person's parent's brother (that is, an uncle) or sister (an aunt); a cousin-german, a first cousin.
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Questions about synonyms of cousin
- What is another word for cousin?
- Cousin has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as chump, chumpion, cull, cully, dupe, dotterel, easy mark and fall guy.
- What does cousin mean?
- Cousin means chiefly with a qualifying word: Any relation (especially a distant one) who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of a person's extended family; a kinsman or kinswoman.
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