With an American father and a French mother, she is bilingual.
Source: tatoeba (67482)
Bilingual
/baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/
Synonyms for "bilingual" (29 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (6)
Adjective(3 words)
beginner spanish textsbilingual learnerbilingual readers
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
french masse
Verb(1 words)
know a foreign tongue
Related words (14)
Noun(9 words)
multilingual individualpolyglotportuguese humanosecond-language developmenttwo languagetwo language speakertwo-languagetwo-language speakertwo-language user
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: beginner spanish texts, bilingual learner, bilingual readers, bilingual studies, bilingualist.
- Sentence evidence is available for bilingual, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse, wordnet, opengloss, wiktionary, 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 "bilingual".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "bilingual"
Keep "bilingual" 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 "bilingual" 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 "bilingual", 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 "bilingual" 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
8 entriesMore specific
8 entriesadult bilingualbilingual childchild bilingualdual-language classroomheritage bilingualprofessional bilingualtwo-language curriculumtwo-language program
Collocations
8 entriesbilingual classroombilingual communitybilingual dictionarybilingual educationbilingual glossarybilingual proficiencybilingual programbilingual speaker
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
75 translations across 58 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- tweetalig adj (speaking two languages)
Albanian
1 entries- dygjuhësh adj (speaking two languages)
Arabic
1 entries- ثُنَائِي اَللُّغَة adj (speaking two languages)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
2 entries- ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ adj (speaking two languages)
- ܬܪܲܝܵܢܵܝܲܬ ܠܸܫܵܢܹ̈ܐ adj (speaking two languages)
Asturian
1 entries- billingüe adj (speaking two languages)
Basque
1 entries- elebidun adj (speaking two languages)
Belarusian
2 entries- двухмо́ўны adj (speaking two languages)
- дзвюхмо́ўны adj (speaking two languages)
Bengali
1 entries- দ্বিভাষিক adj (speaking two languages)
Breton
1 entries- divyezhek adj (speaking two languages)
Bulgarian
1 entries- двуезичен adj (speaking two languages)
Catalan
1 entries- bilingüe adj (speaking two languages)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 雙語 /双语 adj (speaking two languages)
Czech
1 entries- dvojjazyčný adj (speaking two languages)
Danish
2 entries- tosproget adj (speaking two languages)
- tvesproget adj (speaking two languages)
Dutch
1 entries- tweetalig adj (speaking two languages)
Esperanto
1 entries- dulingva adj (speaking two languages)
Estonian
1 entries- kakskeelne adj (speaking two languages)
Finnish
1 entries- kaksikielinen adj (speaking two languages)
French
1 entries- bilingue adj (speaking two languages)
Galician
1 entries- bilingüe adj (speaking two languages)
Georgian
2 entries- ორენიანი adj (speaking two languages)
- ორენოვანი adj (speaking two languages)
German
2 entries- bilingual adj (speaking two languages)
- zweisprachig adj (speaking two languages)
Greek
1 entries- δίγλωσσος adj (speaking two languages)
Hebrew
1 entries- דו־לשוני adj (speaking two languages)
Hindi
1 entries- द्विभाषी adj (speaking two languages)
Hungarian
2 entries- bilingvis adj (speaking two languages)
- kétnyelvű adj (speaking two languages)
Icelandic
1 entries- tvítyngdur adj (speaking two languages)
Ido
1 entries- bilingua adj (speaking two languages)
Interlingua
1 entries- bilingue adj (speaking two languages)
Irish
1 entries- dátheangach adj (speaking two languages)
Italian
1 entries- bilingue adj (speaking two languages)
Japanese
1 entries- バイリンガルの adj (speaking two languages)
Khmer
2 entries- ពីរភាសា adj (speaking two languages)
- ឧភយពាក្យ adj (speaking two languages)
Latin
1 entries- bilinguis adj (speaking two languages)
Macedonian
1 entries- двоја́зичен adj (speaking two languages)
Manx
1 entries- daa-hengagh adj (speaking two languages)
Māori
1 entries- reorua adj (speaking two languages)
Navajo
1 entries- saad naaki yidiitsʼaʼ adj (speaking two languages)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- bilingv adj (speaking two languages)
- bilingval adj (speaking two languages)
- tospråklig adj (speaking two languages)
Norwegian Nynorsk
3 entries- bilingv adj (speaking two languages)
- bilingval adj (speaking two languages)
- tospråkleg adj (speaking two languages)
Pashto
1 entries- دوه ژبی adj (speaking two languages)
Persian
1 entries- دوزبانه adj (speaking two languages)
Polish
2 entries- bilingwalny adj (speaking two languages)
- dwujęzyczny adj (speaking two languages)
Portuguese
2 entries- bilingue adj (speaking two languages)
- bilíngue adj (speaking two languages)
Romanian
1 entries- bilingv adj (speaking two languages)
Russian
1 entries- двуязы́чный adj (speaking two languages)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- dà-chànanach adj (speaking two languages)
- dà-theangach adj (speaking two languages)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- bȉlingvālan adj (speaking two languages)
- dvojèzičan adj (speaking two languages)
- би̏лингва̄лан adj (speaking two languages)
- двојѐзичан adj (speaking two languages)
Slovak
1 entries- dvojjazyčný adj (speaking two languages)
Spanish
1 entries- bilingüe adj (speaking two languages)
Swedish
1 entries- tvåspråkig adj (speaking two languages)
Tagalog
1 entries- dalwika adj (speaking two languages)
Thai
1 entries- สองภาษา adj (speaking two languages)
Tibetan
1 entries- སྐད་གཉིས་སྨྲ་བ། adj (speaking two languages)
Ukrainian
1 entries- двомо́вний adj (speaking two languages)
Vietnamese
1 entries- song ngữ adj (speaking two languages)
Welsh
1 entries- dwyieithog adj (speaking two languages)
Yiddish
1 entries- צוויישפּראַכיק adj (speaking two languages)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
We created a freely available English-Japanese bilingual corpus.
Source: tatoeba (329151)
Esperanto speakers are in principle still at least bilingual.
Source: tatoeba (843934)
Bilingual dictionaries are allowed.
Source: tatoeba (934971)
Showing 4 of 18 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "bilingual"?
Closest matches include beginner spanish texts, bilingual learner, bilingual readers, bilingual studies, bilingualist.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "bilingual"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.