What does "jezebel" mean?

A woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral.

What is a synonym for "jezebel"?

Common synonyms include: adventuress, aspasia, bad woman, baggage, beldam, bitch.

Pronounced //ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl//.

//ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl// name, noun, slang

name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Noun

1
A woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral. derogatory, slang
"She’s an absolute Jezebel!"
2
Alternative letter-case form of Jezebel. alt-of
3
a shameless impudent scheming woman wordnet
4
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Delias.

Proper Noun

1
The Phoenician princess and Queen of Ancient Israel who appears in the Old Testament (1 Kings & 2 Kings), and who incited heresy and lured the Jews away from their God and back to idols.
"“I know if anyone called me a carrot-topped Jezebel, umbrage is the first thing I'd take. Who was Jezebel, by the way? The name seems familiar, but I can't place her.” “A character in the Old Testament, sir. A queen of Israel.” “Of course, yes. Be forgetting my own name next. Eaten by dogs, wasn't she?” “Yes, sir.” “Can't have been pleasant for her.” “No, sir.” “Still, that's the way the ball rolls.”"

"Sami called Layla's mom a Jezebel."

Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.