Synonyms of snake
71 similar words
Another word for snake is auger. Other synonyms of snake are Joe Blake, serpent, rat, backstabber and betrayer.
Synonyms and similar words for snake
nounAny of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
nounA person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
- ratA person who is known for betrayal.
- backstabberA traitor or hypocrite, such as a co-worker or friend assumed trustworthy but who figuratively attacks when one's back...
- betrayerSomeone who betrays, or reveals confidential information; a squealer or informer.
- double-crosserOne who double-crosses; a traitor.
- quislingA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- ratter
- recreantSomebody who is recreant, who yields in combat; a coward or traitor.
- renegadeA disloyal person who betrays or deserts a cause, religion, political party, friend, etc.
- snake in the grassA hidden enemy.
- traitorOne who betrays any confidence or trust.
- treasonistOne who commits treason.
- wolf in sheep's clothingSomeone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.
- cockatrice archaicAn evil, deceitful, or destructive person.
- swike dialectal, obsoleteA deceiver; betrayer, traitor.
- treacher archaicA traitor or deceiver.
- treacherer archaicA treacher, a traitor.
- turntippet obsoleteA traitor; a defector; a renegade.
- withersake archaicAn apostate or perfidious renegade.
nounA tool for unclogging plumbing.
- augerA snake or plumber's snake (plumbing tool).
- plumber's snakeA long, flexible tool, often with rotating blades at its forward end, which is inserted into a plumbing pipe system and...
nounA tool to aid cable pulling.
- wirepullerSynonym of snake (“tool for pulling cables”).
nounTrouser snake; the penis.
- trouser snakeThe penis.
nounAn informer; a rat.
- accuserOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
- beefer
- bewrayerA betrayer or divulger.
- bigmouthOne who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
- blabberA person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
- canary
- CIOne of the Classical Chinese poetry forms.
- fink slang
- fizgig Australia
- gossip
- grass UK
- informant
- informer
- jurat
- leak
- mole
- narc
- nark
- nonce UK, slang
- outer
- peacherOne who peaches or informs on another; an informer.
- ratfink slang
- sneak
- snitch slang
- snout UK
- squealer
- state's evidenceCourt testimony from a person involved in a criminal activity case, implicating other people in crimes, usually given...
- stooge
- stool pigeon
- stoolieA stool pigeon.
- supergrass UKAn informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
- tattler
- tattletale
- telltale titA telltale; one who tattles.
- telltale
- tout Ireland
- whistleblower
- abaddon archaicAn informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
- blabtale obsolete
- blabtongue obsolete
- finger US, rare
- rooster obsolete, slang
- sycophant obsolete
nounMore synonyms
- danger noodle humorousA snake.
- nope rope humorousA snake.
Meaning of snake
- noun Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
- noun A person who acts deceitfully for personal or social gain; a treacherous person.
- noun A tool for unclogging plumbing.
snake in other languages
Questions about synonyms of snake
- What is another word for snake?
- Snake has 71 synonyms on Word.ws, such as auger, Joe Blake, serpent, rat, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser and quisling.
- What does snake mean?
- Snake means any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptiles with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.
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