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Synonyms of rabbit

12 similar words

Another word for rabbit is coney. Other synonyms of rabbit are walking wicket, bunny, run off, scamper and bolt.

Synonyms and similar words for rabbit

nounA very poor batsman, selected as a bowler or wicket-keeper.

nounA batsman who is frequently dismissed by the same bowler (said to be that player's rabbit).

  • bunnySynonym of rabbit (“batsman frequently dismissed by the same bowler”).

verbTo flee.

  • run off
  • scamperTo run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
  • bolt

verbTo talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble annoyingly.

  • rabbit onTo talk for an exceedingly long time, annoying the audience.
  • blather
  • prattleTo speak incessantly and in an inconsequential or childish manner; to babble.
  • babble

nounMore synonyms

  • bunny rabbit colloquialA bunny; a rabbit.
  • coneyThe Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.
  • cony dialectalA rabbit, especially the European rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus (formerly known as Lepus cuniculus).

Meaning of rabbit

  1. noun A mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares).
  2. noun The meat from this animal.
  3. noun The fur of a rabbit typically used to imitate another animal's fur.

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Questions about synonyms of rabbit

What is another word for rabbit?
Rabbit has 12 synonyms on Word.ws, such as coney, walking wicket, bunny, run off, scamper, bolt, rabbit on and blather.
What does rabbit mean?
Rabbit means a mammal of most genera of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. (Those of the larger kind are instead called hares).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rabbit (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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