Butterfly

/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪ/

Synonyms for "butterfly" (65 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (13)

Noun(4 words)
butterfly strokebutterfly insectbutterfly swimbutterflying
Verb(3 words)

Strong matches (20)

Verb(3 words)
Noun(6 words)
day flying lepidopterandecorative motifemblemexecuteflying lepidopteranfritillary

Related words (32)

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

17 entries
culinary techniquedartfleetflitflutterinsectlepidopteranlepidopteronlepidopterous insectopenspeakspreadspread outswimming strokesymboltalk

Showing 16 of 17 words.

More specific

13 entries
blue morpho butterflybrand iconbutterflied chickenbutterflied filletdolphin kickemblemlogolong course butterflymascotmonarch butterflyshort course butterflyswallowtail butterflytwo arm pull

Collocations

11 entries
butterflied chickenbutterflied filletbutterflied steakbutterfly cutbutterfly larvaebutterfly life cyclebutterfly migrationbutterfly netbutterfly speciesbutterfly strokebutterfly wing

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Oh, there's a butterfly!

Source: tatoeba (1328)

A bat flying in the sky looks like a butterfly.

Source: tatoeba (18264)

A hummingbird is no larger than a butterfly.

Source: tatoeba (35187)

Is it a butterfly or a moth?

Source: tatoeba (42225)

Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.

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