You're an angel!
Source: tatoeba (1557)
Angel
/ˈeɪn.d͡ʒl̩/
Synonyms for "angel" (203 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (61)
chickabiddychildconferrerconsignorcontributorcontroldaemondarlingdeardearydefenderdemondependencedionysusdolldominationsdominionsdonatordonordove
Show 36 more words
duckducklingencouragerendorserexponentfairy godmotherfamiliarfamiliar spiritfanfavorerfeofforfinancefinancerfinancierfriendfriend at courtfundfundergeniusgenius domusgenius locigivergood angelgood geniusgrantorgreat soulgrubstakegrubstakerguarantorguardianguardian angelguardian spiritguideguruholy manhon
Related words (101)
honeyhoney bunchhoney childhousehold godsimparterinfantinnocentinvisible helperlady bountifullamblambkinlares and penateslares compitaleslares familiarislares permarinilares praestiteslares vialeslovelovermaecenas
Show 74 more words
mahatmamainstaymaintainermanesmartyrmeal ticketmere childministering angelnewborn babenumenparanymphpartisanpatronpatronesspatronizepaypenatespetpetkinsphilanthropistpowerspreciousprecious heartpresenterprincipalitiesprincipalitypromoterprotagonistprovide forreliancerishisaintsanta claussecondsecondersectaryseraphimset upsettlersidersnookumsspecial providencesponsorstakestakerstalwartstandbystaretssubscribersubsidizesugarsugar daddysupportsupportersuretysustainersweetsweetheartsweetiesweetkinssweetssympathizertestatetestatortestatrixthronestotemtutelar godtutelaryupholdervirtuesvotaryvouchsaferwell-wisher
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: saint, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado.
- Sentence evidence is available for angel, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "angel".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "angel"
Keep "angel" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "angel" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "angel", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "angel" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesangel food cakeangel hair pastaangel investorangel statueangel wingsguardian angel
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
282 translations across 179 languages.
Abaza
1 entries- мальаикь noun (messenger from a deity)
Abkhaz
1 entries- амаалықь noun (messenger from a deity)
Adyghe
1 entries- мэлэӏич noun (messenger from a deity)
Afrikaans
1 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔰𐕎𐔲𐔴𐔾𐕒𐕚 noun (messenger from a deity)
Akan
1 entries- ɔbɔfoɔ noun (messenger from a deity)
Albanian
1 entries- engjëll noun (messenger from a deity)
Amharic
1 entries- መልአክ noun (messenger from a deity)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄγγελος noun (messenger from a deity)
Ao
1 entries- tenyar (Chungli) noun (messenger from a deity)
Arabic
4 entries- مَلَاك noun (messenger from a deity)
- مَلَاك noun (messenger from a deity)
- مَلَاك noun (messenger from a deity)
- مَلَاك noun (messenger from a deity)
Aramaic
2 entries- מַלְאֲכָא noun (messenger from a deity)
- ܡܠܐܟܐ noun (messenger from a deity)
Armenian
2 entries- հրեշտակ noun (messenger from a deity)
- հրեշտակ noun (selfless person)
Aromanian
1 entries- anghil noun (messenger from a deity)
Asturian
1 entries- ánxel noun (messenger from a deity)
Avar
1 entries- малаик noun (messenger from a deity)
Azerbaijani
3 entries- firiştə noun (messenger from a deity)
- fəriştə noun (messenger from a deity)
- mələk noun (messenger from a deity)
Bashkir
1 entries- фәрештә noun (messenger from a deity)
Bats
1 entries- აჼგლოზ noun (messenger from a deity)
Belarusian
2 entries- а́нгел noun (messenger from a deity)
- анёл noun (messenger from a deity)
Bengali
2 entries- দেবদূত noun (messenger from a deity)
- ফেরেশতা noun (messenger from a deity)
Breton
1 entries- ael noun (messenger from a deity)
Bulgarian
1 entries- а́нгел noun (messenger from a deity)
Burmese
1 entries- ကောင်းကင်တမန် noun (messenger from a deity)
Campidanese Sardinian
2 entries- angìulu noun (messenger from a deity)
- ànghelu noun (messenger from a deity)
Carpathian Rusyn
1 entries- а́нгел noun (messenger from a deity)
Catalan
1 entries- àngel noun (messenger from a deity)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- فریشتە noun (messenger from a deity)
Chechen
2 entries- ангела noun (messenger from a deity)
- малик noun (messenger from a deity)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᎠᏂᏓᏪᎯ noun (messenger from a deity)
Chichewa
1 entries- mngelo noun (messenger from a deity)
Chinese
2 entries- тянщян noun (messenger from a deity)
- 天使 noun (messenger from a deity)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 天使 noun (messenger from a deity)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 天使 noun (messenger from a deity)
- 安琪兒 /安琪儿 noun (messenger from a deity)
Church Slavic
1 entries- анг҄елъ noun (messenger from a deity)
Chuvash
1 entries- пирӗшти noun (messenger from a deity)
Cornish
1 entries- el noun (messenger from a deity)
Crimean Tatar
2 entries- ferişte noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
Czech
1 entries- anděl noun (messenger from a deity)
Danish
2 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- engel noun (selfless person)
Dargwa
2 entries- малайк noun (messenger from a deity)
- муъмин noun (messenger from a deity)
Dari
3 entries- فَرِشْتَه noun (messenger from a deity)
- فَرِشْتَه noun (selfless person)
- مَلَک noun (messenger from a deity)
Dolgan
1 entries- энгил noun (messenger from a deity)
Dutch
2 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- engel noun (selfless person)
Esperanto
1 entries- anĝelo noun (messenger from a deity)
Estonian
2 entries- ingel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ingel noun (selfless person)
Farefare
1 entries- malɛka noun (messenger from a deity)
Faroese
1 entries- eingil noun (messenger from a deity)
Finnish
2 entries- enkeli noun (messenger from a deity)
- enkeli noun (selfless person)
French
2 entries- ange noun (messenger from a deity)
- ange noun (selfless person)
Friulian
1 entries- agnul noun (messenger from a deity)
Gagauz
3 entries- angil noun (messenger from a deity)
- ayoz noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
Galician
1 entries- anxo noun (messenger from a deity)
Ge'ez
1 entries- መልአክ noun (messenger from a deity)
Georgian
1 entries- ანგელოზი noun (messenger from a deity)
German
2 entries- Engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- Engel noun (selfless person)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌹𐌻𐌿𐍃 noun (messenger from a deity)
Greek
2 entries- άγγελος noun (messenger from a deity)
- άγγελος noun (selfless person)
Haitian Creole
1 entries- zanj noun (messenger from a deity)
Hawaiian
1 entries- ʻānela noun (messenger from a deity)
Hebrew
1 entries- מַלְאָךְ noun (messenger from a deity)
Hindi
4 entries- देवता noun (messenger from a deity)
- देवदूत noun (messenger from a deity)
- फरिश्ता noun (messenger from a deity)
- फरिश्ता noun (selfless person)
Hungarian
3 entries- angyal noun (messenger from a deity)
- angyal noun (selfless person)
- tündér noun (selfless person)
Icelandic
2 entries- engill noun (messenger from a deity)
- engill noun (selfless person)
Indonesian
2 entries- bidadari noun (messenger from a deity)
- malaikat noun (messenger from a deity)
Ingrian
1 entries- ängeli noun (messenger from a deity)
Ingush
1 entries- малайк noun (messenger from a deity)
Iranian Persian
3 entries- فِرِشْتِه noun (messenger from a deity)
- فِرِشْتِه noun (selfless person)
- مَلَک noun (messenger from a deity)
Irish
2 entries- aingeal noun (messenger from a deity)
- aingeal noun (selfless person)
Italian
1 entries- angelo noun (messenger from a deity)
Jamaican Creole
2 entries- aynjel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ienjel noun (messenger from a deity)
Japanese
2 entries- 天の使い noun (messenger from a deity)
- 天使 noun (messenger from a deity)
Kabardian
1 entries- мэлэӏыч noun (messenger from a deity)
Kaingang
1 entries- jẽnẽ jamã noun (messenger from a deity)
Kalmyk
1 entries- сәкүсн noun (messenger from a deity)
Karachay-Balkar
2 entries- мёлек noun (messenger from a deity)
- салымчы noun (messenger from a deity)
Karaim
2 entries- filäştä noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
Karakalpak
1 entries- perishte noun (messenger from a deity)
Kashubian
1 entries- janiół noun (messenger from a deity)
Kazakh
1 entries- періште noun (messenger from a deity)
Khmer
2 entries- ទេព noun (messenger from a deity)
- ទេពតា noun (messenger from a deity)
Komi-Permyak
1 entries- идӧг noun (messenger from a deity)
Komi-Zyrian
1 entries- идӧг noun (messenger from a deity)
Korean
1 entries- 천사 noun (messenger from a deity)
Krymchak
1 entries- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
Kumyk
1 entries- малайик noun (messenger from a deity)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- периште noun (messenger from a deity)
Ladino
3 entries- andjel noun (messenger from a deity)
- malah noun (messenger from a deity)
- מלאך noun (messenger from a deity)
Lak
1 entries- малаик noun (messenger from a deity)
Lao
3 entries- ເທບ noun (messenger from a deity)
- ເທວະ noun (messenger from a deity)
- ເທວະດາ noun (messenger from a deity)
Latin
1 entries- angelus noun (messenger from a deity)
Latvian
1 entries- eņģelis noun (messenger from a deity)
Lezgi
1 entries- малаик noun (messenger from a deity)
Lithuanian
1 entries- angelas noun (messenger from a deity)
Low German
1 entries- Engel noun (messenger from a deity)
Luxembourgish
2 entries- Engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- Engel noun (selfless person)
Macedonian
2 entries- ангел noun (messenger from a deity)
- ангел noun (selfless person)
Malay
4 entries- bidadara noun (messenger from a deity)
- bidadari noun (messenger from a deity)
- malaikat noun (messenger from a deity)
- malak noun (messenger from a deity)
Malayalam
1 entries- മാലാഖ noun (messenger from a deity)
Maltese
1 entries- anġlu noun (messenger from a deity)
Michif
1 entries- naazh noun (messenger from a deity)
Middle Low German
1 entries- Engel noun (messenger from a deity)
Mingrelian
1 entries- ანგელოზი noun (messenger from a deity)
Moksha
1 entries- анголь noun (messenger from a deity)
Mongolian
1 entries- сахиулсан тэнгэр noun (messenger from a deity)
Moore
1 entries- malɛka noun (messenger from a deity)
Navajo
2 entries- God bidiyin naalʼaʼí noun (messenger from a deity)
- diyin naalʼaʼí noun (messenger from a deity)
Nepali
1 entries- देवदुत noun (messenger from a deity)
Nogai
2 entries- маьлек noun (messenger from a deity)
- периште noun (messenger from a deity)
Northern Kurdish
3 entries- firîşte noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
- milyaket noun (messenger from a deity)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- engel noun (selfless person)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- engel noun (selfless person)
Occitan
1 entries- àngel noun (messenger from a deity)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- анъгелъ noun (messenger from a deity)
Old English
2 entries- engel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ār noun (messenger from a deity)
Old French
2 entries- angele noun (messenger from a deity)
- angle noun (messenger from a deity)
Old Norse
1 entries- engill noun (messenger from a deity)
Old Saxon
1 entries- engil noun (messenger from a deity)
Old Turkic
1 entries- yumuşçu noun (messenger from a deity)
Oromo
1 entries- maleeka noun (messenger from a deity)
Ossetian
2 entries- дзуар noun (messenger from a deity)
- зӕд noun (messenger from a deity)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- فرشته noun (messenger from a deity)
- ملك noun (messenger from a deity)
- ملك noun (selfless person)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- ангел noun (messenger from a deity)
Pashto
3 entries- فرشته noun (messenger from a deity)
- ملک noun (messenger from a deity)
- پرښته noun (messenger from a deity)
Persian
2 entries- فَرِشْتَه noun (messenger from a deity)
- مَلَک noun (messenger from a deity)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Enjel noun (messenger from a deity)
Polish
2 entries- anioł noun (messenger from a deity)
- anioł noun (selfless person)
Portuguese
2 entries- anjo noun (messenger from a deity)
- anjo noun (selfless person)
Punjabi
2 entries- فَرِشْتَہ noun (messenger from a deity)
- ਫ਼ਰਿਸ਼ਤਾ noun (messenger from a deity)
Quechua
1 entries- anqil noun (messenger from a deity)
Romanian
1 entries- înger noun (messenger from a deity)
Romansch
4 entries- anghel noun (messenger from a deity)
- anguel noun (messenger from a deity)
- aungel noun (messenger from a deity)
- aunghel noun (messenger from a deity)
Russian
2 entries- а́нгел noun (messenger from a deity)
- а́нгел noun (selfless person)
Sardinian
2 entries- ànghelu noun (messenger from a deity)
- ànzelu noun (messenger from a deity)
Sassarese
1 entries- àngniru noun (messenger from a deity)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- aingeal noun (messenger from a deity)
- aingeal noun (selfless person)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- anđeo noun (messenger from a deity)
- ȃnđeo noun (selfless person)
- а̑нђео noun (selfless person)
- анђео noun (messenger from a deity)
Siberian Tatar
2 entries- бириштә noun (messenger from a deity)
- пәрештә noun (messenger from a deity)
Sicilian
2 entries- àncilu noun (messenger from a deity)
- ànciulu noun (messenger from a deity)
Sindhi
1 entries- ملائڪ noun (messenger from a deity)
Sinhalese
1 entries- දේවදූතයා noun (messenger from a deity)
Skolt Sami
1 entries- aʹŋǧǧel noun (messenger from a deity)
Slovak
2 entries- anjel noun (messenger from a deity)
- anjel noun (selfless person)
Slovene
1 entries- angel noun (messenger from a deity)
Somali
1 entries- malak noun (messenger from a deity)
Sotho
1 entries- lengeloi noun (messenger from a deity)
South Azerbaijani
2 entries- فرشته noun (messenger from a deity)
- ملک noun (messenger from a deity)
Spanish
2 entries- ángel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ángel noun (selfless person)
Svan
1 entries- ა̈ნგუ̂ლეზ noun (messenger from a deity)
Swahili
1 entries- malaika noun (messenger from a deity)
Swedish
2 entries- ängel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ängel noun (selfless person)
Tabasaran
1 entries- малайик noun (messenger from a deity)
Tagalog
1 entries- anghel noun (messenger from a deity)
Tajik
2 entries- малак noun (messenger from a deity)
- фаришта noun (messenger from a deity)
Tamil
2 entries- தேவதூதர் noun (messenger from a deity)
- மாலாகர் noun (messenger from a deity)
Tat
1 entries- малах noun (messenger from a deity)
Tatar
1 entries- фәрештә noun (messenger from a deity)
Telugu
1 entries- దేవదూత noun (messenger from a deity)
Thai
2 entries- ทูตสวรรค์ noun (messenger from a deity)
- เทวดา noun (messenger from a deity)
Tigrinya
1 entries- መልኣኽ noun (messenger from a deity)
Tongan
1 entries- 'angelo noun (messenger from a deity)
Turkish
3 entries- ferişte noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
- melek noun (selfless person)
Turkmen
2 entries- melek noun (messenger from a deity)
- perişde noun (messenger from a deity)
Ukrainian
3 entries- а́нгел noun (messenger from a deity)
- я́нгол noun (messenger from a deity)
- я́нгол noun (selfless person)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- jandźel noun (messenger from a deity)
Urdu
2 entries- فَرِشْتَہ noun (messenger from a deity)
- مَلَک noun (messenger from a deity)
Uyghur
2 entries- مەلائىك noun (messenger from a deity)
- پەرىشتە noun (messenger from a deity)
Uzbek
2 entries- farishta noun (messenger from a deity)
- malak noun (messenger from a deity)
Venetan
1 entries- ànxelo noun (messenger from a deity)
Vietnamese
2 entries- thiên sứ noun (messenger from a deity)
- thiên thần noun (messenger from a deity)
Vilamovian
1 entries- engl noun (messenger from a deity)
Walloon
1 entries- andje noun (messenger from a deity)
Welsh
2 entries- angel noun (messenger from a deity)
- angyles noun (messenger from a deity)
West-Frisian
2 entries- ingel noun (messenger from a deity)
- ingel noun (selfless person)
Yakut
1 entries- аанньал noun (messenger from a deity)
Yao
1 entries- lilayika class 5 noun (messenger from a deity)
Yiddish
1 entries- מלאך noun (messenger from a deity)
Yup'ik
2 entries- aankilaq noun (messenger from a deity)
- an'gilaq noun (messenger from a deity)
Zulu
1 entries- ingelosi noun (messenger from a deity)
Sample sentences
28 total sentences available.
A boy sleeping in bed seems to be an angel.
Source: tatoeba (33981)
Be an angel and turn the radio down.
Source: tatoeba (64700)
That nurse is a real angel to her patients.
Source: tatoeba (68474)
Showing 4 of 28 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "angel"?
Closest matches include saint, abettor, admirer, advocate, aficionado.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "angel"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.