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Synonyms of fishy

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Another word for fishy is piscine. Other synonyms of fishy are fishlike, fishly and ichthyic.

Synonyms and similar words for fishy

adjectiveOf, from, or similar to fish.

  • fishlikeHaving some characteristics of a fish.
  • fishlyOf, relating to, characteristic of, or pertaining to fishes; piscine.
  • ichthyicOf, pertaining to, or like fish; piscine.
  • piscineOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fish; ichthyic.
  • fishenRelating to or characteristic of a fish; fishlike.
  • fishish rareResembling a fish; fishy.

adjectiveSuspicious; inspiring doubt.

Meaning of fishy

  1. adjective Of, from, or similar to fish.
  2. adjective Suspicious; inspiring doubt.
  3. adjective Of a drag queen or a trans woman: appearing very feminine and resembling a cisgender woman.

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Questions about synonyms of fishy

What is another word for fishy?
Fishy has 14 synonyms on Word.ws, such as piscine, fishlike, fishly and ichthyic.
What does fishy mean?
Fishy means of, from, or similar to fish.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fishy (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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