Beryl

/ˈbɛɹ.əl/

Synonyms for "beryl" (18 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (9)

Noun(3 words)
oreornamental gemprecious stone

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: blue, color, crystal, diamond, emerald.
  • Sentence evidence is available for beryl, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, opengloss.

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 "beryl".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "beryl"

Keep "beryl" 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 "beryl" 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 "beryl", 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 "beryl" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

3 entries
gemstonemineralsilicate mineral

More specific

5 entries

Collocations

6 entries
aquamarine varietyberyl crystalberyl gemstoneberyl groupcolorless berylemerald variety

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Translations

61 translations across 49 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • βήρυλλος noun (gem)

Armenian

1 entries
  • բյուրեղ noun (gem)

Bengali

1 entries
  • বেরিলো noun (gem)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • берил noun (gem)

Catalan

1 entries
  • beril noun (gem)

Cherokee

2 entries
  • ᏇᎵ noun (gem)
  • ᏇᎵ-ᏌᎪᏂᎨᎢ noun (colour)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 綠柱石 /绿柱石 noun (gem)

Czech

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Danish

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • berilo noun (gem)
  • berilŝtono noun (gem)

Estonian

1 entries
  • berüll noun (gem)

Finnish

1 entries
  • berylli noun (gem)

French

1 entries
  • béryl noun (gem)

Galician

1 entries
  • berilo noun (gem)

German

1 entries
  • Beryll noun (gem)

Greek

1 entries
  • βήρυλλος noun (gem)

Hindi

3 entries
  • विडूर noun (gem)
  • वैडूर्य noun (gem)
  • वैदूर्य noun (gem)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • berill noun (gem)

Italian

1 entries
  • berillo noun (gem)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 緑柱石 noun (gem)

Kabuverdianu

4 entries
  • beril' noun (gem)
  • beril' noun (gem)
  • berilu noun (gem)
  • berilu noun (gem)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • сутас noun (gem)

Latin

1 entries
  • beryllus noun (gem)

Latvian

2 entries
  • berila krāsa noun (colour)
  • berils noun (gem)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • berilas noun (gem)

Low German

1 entries
  • Beryll noun (gem)

Middle English

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • биндэръяа noun (gem)

Māori

1 entries
  • perira noun (gem)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • beryll noun (gem)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • beryll noun (gem)

Old Church Slavonic

1 entries
  • воурилъ noun (gem)

Polish

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • berilo noun (gem)

Romanian

1 entries
  • beril noun (gem)

Russian

1 entries
  • бери́лл noun (gem)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • beril noun (gem)
  • берил noun (gem)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • birillu noun (gem)

Slovak

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Spanish

2 entries
  • berilio noun (colour)
  • berilo noun (gem)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • béril noun (gem)

Swahili

2 entries
  • rangi ya zabarajadi noun (colour)
  • zabarajadi noun (gem)

Swedish

2 entries
  • beryll noun (gem)
  • beryllfärg noun (colour)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • berilyo noun (gem)

Thai

1 entries
  • เบริล noun (gem)

Turkish

1 entries
  • beril noun (gem)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • берил noun (gem)

Welsh

1 entries
  • beryl noun (gem)

Wolof

1 entries
  • beril noun (gem)

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

He married Beryl Garçia, one of the beauties of Costa Rica, and, having purloined a considerable sum of public money, he changed his name to Vandeleur and fled to England, where he established a school in the east of Yorkshire.

Source: tatoeba (6620785)

In examining a large number of minerals for helium, Strutt found that some samples of beryl, a beryllium aluminium silicate, contain a relatively very large amount of helium, but only traces of thorium, and were altogether inactive.

Source: tatoeba (11751530)

The sunset had been magnificent, and the Thames was floating in dark radiance; the waves wearing that transparent clearness, which gives more the idea of melted beryl, than aught else: every little circle in the water had that trembling light which characterises precious stones.

Source: wiktionary

Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.

Source: wiktionary

Showing 4 of 7 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "beryl"?

Closest matches include blue, color, crystal, diamond, emerald.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "beryl"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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