Bird

/bɜːd/

Synonyms for "bird" (207 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (42)

atomic warheadavifaunababy birdbastardbazoobiddybird of jovebird of junobird of minervabird of nightbird of passagebird of preybirdiebirdlifebirdybitchblokeboobroadbronx cheer
Show 2 more words
buggercage bird
Adjective(1 words)
avianus
Verb(1 words)
birdwatch

Strong matches (62)

catcatcallchapcharacterchickcovecygnetdamediving birddolldoveduckeagleeagletfellerfellowfish-eating birdfledglingflightless birdfowl
Show 15 more words
friendfruit-eating birdfulmargame birdgirlguided missileguyhenhisshootinsect-eating birdjanejasperjohnnyjoker

Related words (103)

ladmigrantmigratory birdminxmissmissilenestlingnuclear warheadoscine birdowlpasserine birdpayloadpeacockpeafowlpeahenperching birdpigeonpoohpooh poohpooh-pooh
Show 25 more words
ratiterazzrocketscampsea birdseed-eating birdshore birdskirtsongbirdsquabstorm petrelstormy petrelstudswanthermonuclear warheadtomatotorpedowading birdwar rocketwarblerwarheadwater birdwaterfowlwenchwildfowl

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: fowl, birdie, accentor, ani, argus.
  • Sentence evidence is available for bird, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, 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 "bird".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "bird"

Keep "bird" 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 "bird" 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 "bird", 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 "bird" 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

20 entries

Showing 16 of 20 words.

More specific

7 entries
bird countsbird identificationeaglefield observationparrotsightingsparrow

Collocations

11 entries
bird countsbird feederbird habitatbird identificationbird migrationbird nestbird songbird watchingbirding activityfield noteslife list

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

3 entries

Translations

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Eastern Mari

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  • 鳥 /鸟 noun (animal)
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Edo

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Egyptian

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Erzya

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Esperanto

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Estonian

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Faroese

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German

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  • Typ noun (person)
  • Vogel noun (animal)
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Gothic

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Haitian Creole

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Hakka Chinese

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Hausa

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Indonesian

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Ingush

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Japanese

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Luganda

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Lü

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Macanese

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Macedonian

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Mahican

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Maithili

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Makasae

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Malagasy

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Malawi Lomwe

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Malay

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  • burung noun (animal)
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Malayalam

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  • കിളി noun (animal)
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  • പറവ noun (animal)

Maltese

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  • għasfur noun (animal)

Manchu

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  • ᡤᠠᠰᡥᠠ noun (animal)

Manx

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  • ushag noun (animal)

Maranao

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  • papanok noun (animal)

Marathi

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Maricopa

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  • chyer noun (animal)

Mariupol Greek

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Mauritian Creole

1 entries
  • zwazo noun (animal)

Mi'kmaq

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  • jipji'j noun (animal)
  • sisip noun (animal)

Middle Dutch

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Middle English

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Minangkabau

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Mirandese

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  • abe noun (animal)
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Moksha

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  • нармонь noun (animal)

Mongolian

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  • шувуу noun (animal)
  • ᠰᠢᠪᠠᠭᠤ noun (animal)

Montagnais

1 entries
  • pineshish noun (animal)

Mori Bawah

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Muong

1 entries
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Mwani

1 entries
  • nyuni noun (animal)

Mòcheno

1 entries
  • vougl noun (animal)

Māori

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Nanai

1 entries
  • гаса noun (animal)

Nanticoke

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  • piss-seeques noun (animal)

Navajo

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  • tsídii noun (animal)

Neapolitan

1 entries
  • auciello noun (animal)

Negidal

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  • дэғӣ noun (animal)

Nepali

1 entries
  • चरा noun (animal)

Newar

1 entries
  • झंगः noun (animal)

Nganasan

1 entries
  • тәибәә noun (animal)

Ngazidja Comorian

2 entries
  • nuni noun (animal)
  • nyunyi noun (animal)

Ngunawal

1 entries
  • budyan noun (animal)

Nigerian Pidgin

1 entries
  • bẹd noun (animal)

Nivkh

1 entries
  • пыйӈа noun (animal)

Nkonya

1 entries
  • obubwi noun (animal)

Nogai

1 entries
  • кус noun (animal)

Norman

2 entries
  • mouissaon noun (animal)
  • ouaîsé noun (animal)

North Frisian

2 entries
  • fögel noun (animal)
  • föögel noun (animal)

Northern Kurdish

4 entries
  • balinde noun (animal)
  • firrinde noun (animal)
  • teyr noun (animal)
  • tilûr noun (animal)

Northern Min Chinese

1 entries
  • 隻仔 /只仔 noun (animal)

Northern Sami

1 entries
  • loddi noun (animal)

Northern Thai

1 entries
  • ᨶᩫ᩠ᨠ noun (animal)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • fugl noun (animal)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • fugl noun (animal)

Nuer

1 entries
  • dit noun (animal)

Nupe

1 entries
  • elú noun (animal)

Nyungwe

1 entries
  • mbalame class 9 noun (animal)

Occitan

3 entries
  • aucèl noun (animal)
  • aucèu noun (animal)
  • ausèth noun (animal)

Odia

2 entries
  • ଚଢ଼େଇ noun (animal)
  • ପକ୍ଷୀ noun (animal)

Ojibwe

1 entries
  • bineshiinh noun (animal)

Okinawan

1 entries
  • 鳥 noun (animal)

Old Dutch

2 entries
  • fogal noun (animal)
  • vogal noun (animal)

Old East Slavic

4 entries
  • птакъ noun (animal)
  • птахъ noun (animal)
  • пътица noun (animal)
  • пътичь noun (animal)

Old English

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  • fugol noun (animal)

Old French

1 entries
  • oisel noun (animal)

Old Irish

1 entries
  • én noun (animal)

Old Javanese

1 entries
  • manuk noun (animal)

Old Kannada

1 entries
  • ಪಕ್ಕಿ noun (animal)

Old Norse

2 entries
  • fogl noun (animal)
  • fugl noun (animal)

Old Prussian

1 entries
  • pippelis noun (animal)

Old Turkic

1 entries
  • 𐰴𐰆𐰽 noun (animal)

Omaha-Ponca

1 entries
  • wažį́ga noun (animal)

Oromo

1 entries
  • shimbiro noun (animal)

Osage

1 entries
  • 𐓷𐓘𐓻𐓣́͘𐓤𐓘 (wažį́ka) noun (animal)

Ossetian

1 entries
  • маргъ noun (animal)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries
  • قوش noun (animal)
  • مرغ noun (animal)

Paicî

1 entries
  • märü noun (animal)

Pali

3 entries
  • pakkhī noun (animal)
  • sakuṇa noun (animal)
  • vihaga noun (animal)

Pannonian Rusyn

2 entries
  • птах noun (animal)
  • птица noun (animal)

Pashto

1 entries
  • مرغه noun (animal)

Pawnee

1 entries
  • rikucki noun (animal)

Pennsylvania German

1 entries
  • Voggel noun (animal)

Penobscot

1 entries
  • sips noun (animal)

Piedmontese

1 entries
  • osel noun (animal)

Pipil

1 entries
  • tutut noun (animal)

Pitjantjatjara

1 entries
  • tjuḻpu noun (animal)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Voagel (nds) noun (animal)

Pohnpeian

1 entries
  • menpihr noun (animal)

Polish

1 entries
  • ptak noun (animal)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ave noun (animal)
  • pássaro noun (animal)

Potawatomi

1 entries
  • pnéshi noun (animal)

Powhatan

1 entries
  • tshehip noun (animal)

Punjabi

4 entries
  • پَرِنْدَہ noun (animal)
  • پَنْچھی noun (animal)
  • ਪੰਖੀ noun (animal)
  • ਪੰਛੀ noun (animal)

Quapaw

1 entries
  • wažį́ka noun (animal)

Quechua

2 entries
  • pisgo noun (animal)
  • pisqu noun (animal)

Rabha

1 entries
  • ত noun (animal)

Rapa Nui

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Rohingya

1 entries
  • faik noun (animal)

Romagnol

1 entries
  • ușël noun (animal)

Romani

2 entries
  • ćirikli noun (animal)
  • ćiriklo noun (animal)

Romanian

1 entries
  • pasăre noun (animal)

Romansch

3 entries
  • utschel noun (animal)
  • utschi noun (animal)
  • utschè noun (animal)

Russian

4 entries
  • по́тка noun (animal)
  • пта́х noun (animal)
  • пта́ха noun (animal)
  • пта́шка noun (animal)

Rwanda-Rundi

2 entries
  • iki-guruka noun (animal)
  • inyoni noun (animal)

S'gaw Karen

1 entries
  • ထိၣ် noun (animal)

Saek

1 entries
  • น็อก noun (animal)

Samoan

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Sangisari

1 entries
  • مرغ noun (animal)

Sango

1 entries
  • ndeke noun (animal)

Sanskrit

2 entries
  • पक्षिन् noun (animal)
  • वि noun (animal)

Santali

1 entries
  • ᱪᱮᱺᱬᱮᱹ noun (animal)

Sardinian

3 entries
  • pigioni noun (animal)
  • pilloni noun (animal)
  • pizone noun (animal)

Scots

1 entries
  • bird noun (animal)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • eun noun (animal)

Sebop

1 entries
  • juwit noun (animal)

Semai

1 entries
  • cep noun (animal)

Sena

1 entries
  • mbalame class 9 noun (animal)

Seneca

1 entries
  • jíʼdëʼö꞉h noun (animal)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • ptȉca noun (animal)
  • пти̏ца noun (animal)

Shan

1 entries
  • ၼူၵ်ႉ noun (animal)

Shoshone

1 entries
  • huchu noun (animal)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • aceddu noun (animal)

Sidamo

1 entries
  • ceʼa noun (animal)

Sindhi

1 entries
  • پَکِي noun (animal)

Sinhalese

2 entries
  • කුරුල්ලා noun (animal)
  • පක්ෂියා noun (animal)

Slovak

1 entries
  • vták noun (animal)

Slovene

3 entries
  • ptica noun (animal)
  • ptič noun (animal)
  • tič noun (person)

Somali

1 entries
  • shimbir noun (animal)

Sotho

1 entries
  • nonyana noun (animal)

Southern Altai

1 entries
  • куш noun (animal)

Spanish

2 entries
  • ave noun (animal)
  • pájaro noun (animal)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries
  • fowru noun (animal)

Sumerian

1 entries
  • 𒄷 noun (animal)

Sundanese

1 entries
  • manuk noun (animal)

Svan

2 entries
  • მეპვე̄რ noun (animal)
  • მეპო̈̄რ noun (animal)

Swahili

2 entries
  • ndege noun (animal)
  • ndege noun (person)

Swedish

1 entries
  • fågel noun (animal)

Sylheti

1 entries
  • ꠙꠣꠈꠤ noun (animal)

Tabasaran

1 entries
  • гъуш noun (animal)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • ibon noun (animal)

Tahitian

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Tai Dam

1 entries
  • ꪶꪙꪀ noun (animal)

Tajik

1 entries
  • парранда noun (animal)

Tajio

1 entries
  • mamanuk noun (animal)

Talysh

1 entries
  • پرنده noun (animal)

Tamil

1 entries
  • பறவை noun (animal)

Taos

1 entries
  • cìwyuʼúna noun (animal)

Tarifit

1 entries
  • ajḍiḍ noun (animal)

Tatar

1 entries
  • кош noun (animal)

Tausug

1 entries
  • manuk-manuk noun (animal)

Teke-Tege

1 entries
  • nyoni noun (animal)

Telugu

3 entries
  • పక్షి noun (animal)
  • పిట్ట noun (animal)
  • విహంగము noun (animal)

Ternate

1 entries
  • namo noun (animal)

Tetum

2 entries
  • manu noun (animal)
  • manu-fuik noun (animal)

Thai

2 entries
  • นก noun (animal)
  • ปักษา noun (animal)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • བྱ noun (animal)

Tigrinya

2 entries
  • ዑፍ noun (animal)
  • ጭሩ noun (animal)

Timugon Murut

1 entries
  • susuit noun (animal)

Tiwa

1 entries
  • tu noun (animal)

Tok Pisin

1 entries
  • pisin noun (animal)

Tokelauan

1 entries
  • manu noun (animal)

Tongan

1 entries
  • manupuna noun (animal)

Tswana

1 entries
  • nonyane noun (animal)

Tulu

1 entries
  • ಪಕ್ಕಿ noun (animal)

Tumbuka

1 entries
  • ciyuni noun (animal)

Tundra Nenets

1 entries
  • тиртя noun (animal)

Tupinambá

1 entries
  • gûyrá noun (animal)

Turkish

1 entries
  • kuş noun (animal)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • guş noun (animal)

Tuvan

1 entries
  • куш noun (animal)

Tzotzil

1 entries
  • mut noun (animal)

Udi

1 entries
  • къуш noun (animal)

Udmurt

1 entries
  • тылобурдо noun (animal)

Ugaritic

2 entries
  • 𐎓𐎕𐎗 noun (animal)
  • 𐎕𐎔𐎗 noun (animal)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • птах noun (animal)
  • пти́ця noun (animal)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • ptačk noun (animal)

Urdu

4 entries
  • پَرِنْدَہ noun (animal)
  • پَنْچھی noun (animal)
  • پَکْشی noun (animal)
  • پَکھیرو noun (animal)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • قۇش noun (animal)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • qush noun (animal)

Venetan

1 entries
  • oseo noun (animal)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • chim noun (animal)

Vilamovian

1 entries
  • fȫguł noun (animal)

Volapük

1 entries
  • böd noun (animal)

Votic

1 entries
  • lintu noun (animal)

Võro

1 entries
  • tsirk noun (animal)

Walloon

2 entries
  • moxhon noun (animal)
  • oujhea noun (animal)

Wardaman

1 entries
  • jigjig noun (animal)

Welsh

4 entries
  • adar noun (animal)
  • aderyn noun (animal)
  • edn noun (animal)
  • ednod noun (animal)

West Coast Bajau

2 entries
  • manuk-manuk noun (animal)
  • memanuk noun (animal)

West-Frisian

1 entries
  • fûgel noun (animal)

Western Apache

2 entries
  • diǫ' noun (animal)
  • izháshe noun (animal)

Western Huasteca Nahuatl

1 entries
  • tototl noun (animal)

Western Mari

1 entries
  • кек noun (animal)

White Hmong

1 entries
  • noog noun (animal)

Wichita

1 entries
  • ichir noun (animal)

Woleaian

1 entries
  • maliu noun (animal)

Wolof

1 entries
  • picc noun (animal)

Wu Chinese

1 entries
  • 鳥 /鸟 noun (animal)

Xhosa

1 entries
  • intaka noun (animal)

Xiang Chinese

1 entries
  • 鳥 /鸟 noun (animal)

Yakkha

1 entries
  • न्वाक noun (animal)

Yakut

3 entries
  • көтөр noun (animal)
  • көтөрдөр noun (animal)
  • чыычаах noun (animal)

Yao

1 entries
  • cijuni noun (animal)

Yapese

1 entries
  • qarcheaq noun (animal)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • פֿויגל noun (animal)

Yidgha

1 entries
  • طوطی noun (animal)

Yoruba

1 entries
  • ẹyẹ noun (animal)

Yucatec Maya

1 entries
  • chʼíichʼ noun (animal)

Yup'ik

1 entries
  • yaqulek noun (animal)

Zande

1 entries
  • zire noun (animal)

Zazaki

2 entries
  • mıriçık noun (animal)
  • perrende noun (animal)

Zealandic

1 entries
  • veugel noun (animal)

Zhuang

1 entries
  • roeg noun (animal)

Zulu

1 entries
  • inyoni noun (animal)

Zuni

1 entries
  • wotsana noun (animal)

Záparo

1 entries
  • pishaka noun (animal)

ǃKung

1 entries
  • tsaba noun (animal)

Sample sentences

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The early bird catches the worm.

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I'd rather be a bird than a fish.

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It is difficult to shoot a bird flying in the air.

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A gigantic bird came flying toward him.

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