Synonyms of hawk
5 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for hawk is hawking. Other synonyms of hawk are mortarboard. The opposite of hawk is dove.
Synonyms and similar words for hawk
nounAn advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
nounA plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster...
- mortarboardA rectangular board, with a handle, on which mortar or plaster is carried: a hawk.
verbTo sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to...
nounA noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.
- hawkingAction of the verb to hawk.
Opposite of hawk
nounAn advocate of aggressive political positions and actions.
- doveA person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
Meaning of hawk
- noun A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
- noun Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon.
- noun Any of various species of dragonfly of the genera Apocordulia and Austrocordulia, endemic to Australia.
hawk in other languages
Questions about synonyms of hawk
- What is another word for hawk?
- Hawk has 5 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hawking and mortarboard.
- What is the opposite of hawk?
- The opposite of hawk is dove.
- What does hawk mean?
- Hawk means a diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: hawk (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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