The girl's father put her hair in a braid.
Source: tatoeba (2334857)
Braid
/bɹeɪd/
Synonyms for "braid" (148 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (30)
Strong matches (44)
Noun(14 words)
fishtailfishtailsgarlandgimpgold braidinkleinterlacesinterlacinginterweaveinterweavinginterweaving strandsmacklemacramemacramé
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (74)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: plait, band, basket, biddle, braiding.
- Sentence evidence is available for braid, 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 "braid".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "braid"
Keep "braid" 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 "braid" 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 "braid", 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 "braid" 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
20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
More specific
5 entriesDutch braidcord braidfishtail braidrope braidthree strand braid
Collocations
11 entriesFrench braidbraid cordsbraid hairbraid patternbraided hairbraiding techniquecord braidcornrow braidfishtail braidrope braidthree strand braid
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 61 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- gërshet noun (hairstyle)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- πλέγμα noun (hairstyle)
Arabic
4 entries- جدوله noun (hairstyle)
- جَدِيلَة noun (hairstyle)
- ضفيرة noun (hairstyle)
- ضَفيرة noun (hairstyle)
Armenian
2 entries- ծամ noun (hairstyle)
- հյուս noun (hairstyle)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- hörük noun (hairstyle)
Bashkir
1 entries- толом noun (hairstyle)
Belarusian
1 entries- каса́ noun (hairstyle)
Bulgarian
1 entries- пли́тка noun (hairstyle)
Catalan
1 entries- trena noun (hairstyle)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- کەزی noun (hairstyle)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 辮子 /辫子 noun (hairstyle)
Czech
2 entries- cop noun (hairstyle)
- pletenec noun (hairstyle)
Danish
1 entries- fletning noun (hairstyle)
Dutch
1 entries- vlecht noun (hairstyle)
Estonian
1 entries- pats noun (hairstyle)
Finnish
1 entries- letti noun (hairstyle)
French
2 entries- natte noun (hairstyle)
- tresse noun (hairstyle)
Galician
4 entries- arello noun (hairstyle)
- cadrelo noun (hairstyle)
- carapicho noun (hairstyle)
- crencha noun (hairstyle)
Georgian
1 entries- ნაწნავი noun (hairstyle)
German
2 entries- Flechte noun (hairstyle)
- Zopf noun (hairstyle)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍆𐌻𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌰 noun (hairstyle)
Greek
1 entries- πλεξίδα noun (hairstyle)
Hebrew
1 entries- צַמָּה noun (hairstyle)
Hindi
1 entries- चुटिया noun (hairstyle)
Hungarian
2 entries- copf noun (hairstyle)
- hajfonat noun (hairstyle)
Icelandic
2 entries- fléttingur noun (hairstyle)
- fléttur noun (hairstyle)
Ingrian
3 entries- kassa noun (hairstyle)
- letti noun (hairstyle)
- palmikko noun (hairstyle)
Ingush
1 entries- кӏеж noun (hairstyle)
Irish
2 entries- cleacht noun (hairstyle)
- trilseán noun (hairstyle)
Italian
1 entries- treccia noun (hairstyle)
Japanese
1 entries- 三つ編み noun (hairstyle)
Kazakh
1 entries- бұрым noun (hairstyle)
Korean
1 entries- 땋은 머리 noun (hairstyle)
Latvian
1 entries- bize noun (hairstyle)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kasa noun (hairstyle)
Macedonian
1 entries- плетенка noun (hairstyle)
Norman
1 entries- tresse noun (hairstyle)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- kezî noun (hairstyle)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- flette noun (hairstyle)
Occitan
1 entries- trena noun (hairstyle)
Persian
3 entries- بافته noun (hairstyle)
- تافته noun (hairstyle)
- لاغ noun (hairstyle)
Polish
2 entries- kosa noun (hairstyle)
- warkocz noun (hairstyle)
Portuguese
1 entries- trança noun (hairstyle)
Quechua
1 entries- simp'a noun (hairstyle)
Romanian
3 entries- coadă noun (hairstyle)
- codiță noun (hairstyle)
- cosiță noun (hairstyle)
Russian
2 entries- коса́ noun (hairstyle)
- коси́чка noun (hairstyle)
Sanskrit
4 entries- कूटक noun (hairstyle)
- केशगर्भक noun (hairstyle)
- पर्परी noun (hairstyle)
- रज्जु noun (hairstyle)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- dual noun (hairstyle)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- pletenica noun (hairstyle)
- плетеница noun (hairstyle)
Slovak
2 entries- pletenec noun (hairstyle)
- vrkoč noun (hairstyle)
Slovene
1 entries- kita noun (hairstyle)
Spanish
4 entries- chape noun (hairstyle)
- cimpa noun (hairstyle)
- simpa noun (hairstyle)
- trenza noun (hairstyle)
Swedish
1 entries- fläta noun (hairstyle)
Tajik
1 entries- кокул noun (hairstyle)
Telugu
1 entries- జడ noun (hairstyle)
Thai
1 entries- เปีย noun (hairstyle)
Turkish
1 entries- örgü noun (hairstyle)
Udmurt
1 entries- йырси пунэт noun (hairstyle)
Ukrainian
1 entries- коса́ noun (hairstyle)
Uzbek
1 entries- kokil noun (hairstyle)
Vietnamese
1 entries- bím tóc noun (hairstyle)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
Mom, I want you to braid my hair.
Source: tatoeba (2658375)
Mary learned to braid hair as a girl.
Source: tatoeba (3562504)
Can I braid your hair?
Source: tatoeba (4490979)
Showing 4 of 19 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "braid"?
Closest matches include plait, band, basket, biddle, braiding.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "braid"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.