Synonyms of nun
120 similar words · 4 opposite words
Another word for nun is sister. Other synonyms of nun are moniale, sistren, cloistress, alley cat and almah. The opposite of nun is brother.
Synonyms and similar words for nun
nounA member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a...
- sisterA female member of a religious order; especially one devoted to more active service; (informal) a nun.
- moniale
- sistren
- cloistressA nun.
nounA prostitute.
- alley cat figuratively, humorous
- almahAn Egyptian female singer or dancing-girl used for entertainment; sometimes a prostitute.
- bangtail
- bargirlA woman who works as a hostess in a bar, typically in Southeast Asia and catering to male clients, and who may provide...
- beotch slang, vulgar
- brass nail slang
- brasser IrelandProstitute.
- brass slang
- business girl slang
- calico queenA prostitute.
- callet
- cat
- chippy US
- chromo Australia
- cocotte
- comfort girl
- comfort woman euphemisticA woman forced, or supposedly recruited, into brothels by the Japanese occupation forces before or during World War II.
- creature of the nightA prostitute.
- daughter of joy euphemisticA female prostitute.
- escort euphemistic
- fille de joieA female prostitute; a courtesan.
- floozie
- fornicatrixA female fornicator.
- geebag Ireland, slang
- good-time girl euphemistic
- GRO
- 'ho
- hoerOne who hoes.
- hoe
- hook
- hooker US
- hustler
- Japayuki-san derogatoryA Filipina who travels to Japan to work as an entertainer, with implications of prostitution.
- karayuki-sanA Japanese girl from a poor agricultural region who was sent abroad to work as a prostitute.
- lady of leisure euphemistic
- lady of light virtue
- lady of pleasureA female prostitute or courtesan.
- lady of the eveningA female prostitute.
- lady of the night
- loose womanA sexually promiscuous woman, or a prostitute.
- meat puppet US
- moll Australia
- mort wap-apace
- mot Ireland, slang
- mud kicker slang
- mud-kicker slang
- mudkicker slang
- Paphian literary
- party girl euphemistic
- pavement princess
- perditaA woman who has fallen into prostitution.
- pimpette
- priestess of Venus euphemistic
- pro skirt slangA prostitute.
- prossie UKA prostitute.
- prossy UKProstitute.
- pross slangA prostitute.
- prostie US
- prostitute
- prostitutor
- prosty USA prostitute.
- prozzie UKA prostitute.
- prozzy UK
- pro
- public womanA female prostitute.
- punkA female prostitute.
- pussygirl informal, vulgarA (term of endearment for a) female submissive sex partner; a prostitute; a seductress.
- puta vulgar
- quiff
- scrubber UK
- sex labourerSynonym of sex worker.
- sex workerA person who supplies sex work (short-term sexual services) in exchange for compensation.
- slag
- slapper Ireland, slang
- slit vulgar
- slut vulgar
- sodomitess
- street taco US, slang
- succubus
- tart UK
- tawaif
- thotty US, slangResembling or characteristic of a thot (slut, sexually promiscuous woman).
- thot US, derogatory
- tom UK
- treddle
- trick turnerA person who turns tricks; a prostitute.
- trollopA strumpet; a whore.
- trullA female prostitute or harlot.
- vice girlA female prostitute.
- whore derogatory
- woman of easy virtue euphemisticA prostitute.
- woman of ill fame euphemisticA female prostitute.
- woman of ill repute euphemisticA female prostitute.
- woman of the night euphemisticA female prostitute.
- woman of the street euphemisticA prostitute.
- woman of the town euphemisticA female prostitute.
- working girl euphemistic
- abandons UK, archaic
- Bankside lady UK, archaicA prostitute.
- bat archaic
- blouze obsoleteA prostitute.
- blowen obsoleteA prostitute; a courtesan.
- blowsabella obsolete
- broad datedA prostitute, a woman of loose morals.
- coaster dated
- cockatrice archaic
- commoner obsolete
- Covent Garden nun UK, archaicA prostitute.
- croshabell obsoleteA prostitute.
- dollymop UK, datedAn amateur, often part-time, female prostitute in 19th-century London.
- doxy archaic
- drab archaicA promiscuous woman, a slut; a prostitute.
- Dutch widow archaicA female prostitute.
- flap obsolete
- frail sister euphemistic, obsoleteA female prostitute.
- Fulham virgin British, dated
Opposite of nun
Meaning of nun
- noun A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
- noun A member of a similar female community in other confessions.
- noun A prostitute.
nun in other languages
Questions about synonyms of nun
- What is another word for nun?
- Nun has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as sister, moniale, sistren, cloistress, alley cat, almah, bangtail and bargirl.
- What is the opposite of nun?
- The opposite of nun is brother.
- What does nun mean?
- Nun means a member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (Roman Catholicism, specifically) those living together in a cloister.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nun (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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