In many countries, buying or smoking cannabis is forbidden by law.
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Cannabis
/ˈkænəbɪs/
Synonyms for "cannabis" (27 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Noun(8 words)
cannabis genuscannabis plantcannabis-associatedcannabis-basedcannabis-containingcannabis-infusedcannabis-linkeddagga
Related words (13)
Noun(10 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ganja, marijuana, belladonna, boo, cannabinoid-based.
- Sentence evidence is available for cannabis, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
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 "cannabis".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cannabis"
Keep "cannabis" 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 "cannabis" 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 "cannabis", 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 "cannabis" 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
12 entriesMore specific
13 entriescannabinoid-derivedcannabis policycannabis productscannabis researchcannabis-based medicinecannabis-containing therapycannabis-infused topicalconcentratesdried flowersedibleshash oilhempterpene-derived
Collocations
10 entriescannabis plantcannabis policycannabis researchcannabis sativacannabis-based medicinescannabis-derived compoundscannabis-infused productscannabis-related disordersmedical cannabisrecreational cannabis
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
130 translations across 84 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- dagga noun (plant)
- kannabis noun (plant)
Albanian
2 entries- kânp noun (plant)
- kërp noun (plant)
Arabic
2 entries- قِنَّب noun (plant)
- قِنَّب هِنْدِيّ noun (plant)
Armenian
1 entries- կանեփ noun (plant)
Asturian
1 entries- cáñamu noun (plant)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- kənaf noun (plant)
- çətənə noun (plant)
Bashkir
2 entries- киндер noun (plant)
- тарма noun (plant)
Belarusian
2 entries- канапля́ noun (plant)
- кано́плі noun (plant)
Bengali
1 entries- গাঁজা noun (plant)
Breton
1 entries- kouarc'h noun (plant)
Bulgarian
1 entries- канабис noun (plant)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆေးခြောက် noun (plant)
Catalan
2 entries- cànem noun (plant)
- cànnabis noun (plant)
Chechen
1 entries- кӏомал noun (plant)
Chinese
1 entries- toā-moâ noun (plant)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 大麻 noun (plant)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 大麻 noun (plant)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲉⲣⲃⲓⲥⲓ noun (plant)
Czech
1 entries- konopí noun (plant)
Danish
4 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
- hamp noun (plant)
- hash noun (plant)
- pot noun (plant)
Dargwa
1 entries- къама noun (plant)
Dutch
2 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
- hennep noun (plant)
Erzya
1 entries- мушко noun (plant)
Esperanto
1 entries- kanabo noun (plant)
Estonian
1 entries- kanep noun (plant)
Faroese
1 entries- hampur noun (plant)
Finnish
2 entries- hamppu noun (plant)
- kannabis noun (plant)
French
1 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
Galician
1 entries- cánabo noun (plant)
Georgian
1 entries- კანაფი noun (plant)
German
2 entries- Cannabis noun (plant)
- Hanf noun (plant)
Greek
1 entries- καννάβεις noun (plant)
Hebrew
1 entries- קנאביס noun (plant)
Hindi
2 entries- कैनबिस noun (plant)
- भांग noun (plant)
Hungarian
2 entries- kannabisz noun (plant)
- kender noun (plant)
Ido
1 entries- kanabo noun (plant)
Indonesian
1 entries- ganja noun (plant)
Irish
1 entries- cannabas noun (plant)
Italian
1 entries- canapa noun (plant)
Japanese
2 entries- インド大麻 noun (plant)
- 大麻 noun (plant)
Kalmyk
1 entries- олсн noun (plant)
Kazakh
1 entries- кенепшөп noun (plant)
Khmer
1 entries- កញ្ឆា noun (plant)
Komi-Zyrian
1 entries- пыш noun (plant)
Korean
2 entries- 대마 noun (plant)
- 인도 대마 noun (plant)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- кара куурай noun (plant)
Lak
1 entries- ницӏайхъува noun (plant)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kanapė noun (plant)
Macedonian
2 entries- канабис noun (plant)
- коноп noun (plant)
Malagasy
1 entries- rongony noun (plant)
Malay
2 entries- ganja noun (plant)
- kanabis noun (plant)
Mingrelian
1 entries- კიფი noun (plant)
Mongolian
1 entries- олс noun (plant)
Māori
2 entries- taru rauhea noun (plant)
- tarukino noun (plant)
Navajo
1 entries- naakai binátʼoh noun (plant)
Newar
1 entries- क्यानाबिस noun (plant)
Norman
1 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- kindir noun (plant)
- kinif noun (plant)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- hamp noun (plant)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- hamp noun (plant)
Old English
1 entries- henep noun (plant)
Ottoman Turkish
3 entries- قنب noun (plant)
- كندر noun (plant)
- كنویر noun (plant)
Persian
1 entries- شاهدانه noun (plant)
Polish
2 entries- konopie noun (plant)
- konopie siewne noun (plant)
Portuguese
3 entries- canábis noun (plant)
- cânabis noun (plant)
- pé-de-maconha noun (plant)
Romanian
1 entries- cânepă noun (plant)
Russian
1 entries- конопля́ noun (plant)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- cainb noun (plant)
- còrcach noun (plant)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- kànabis noun (plant)
- kònoplja noun (plant)
- poskon noun (plant)
- ка̀набис noun (plant)
Sicilian
3 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
- cànnava noun (plant)
- cànnavu noun (plant)
Spanish
4 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
- cánnabis noun (plant)
- cáñamo indio noun (plant)
- cáñamo índico noun (plant)
Swahili
1 entries- mbangi noun (plant)
Swedish
1 entries- cannabis noun (plant)
Tamil
2 entries- சணப்பு noun (plant)
- சணப்பை noun (plant)
Tatar
1 entries- киндер noun (plant)
Thai
1 entries- กัญชา noun (plant)
Tiwi
2 entries- kanja noun (plant)
- wupunga noun (plant)
Turkish
2 entries- kendir noun (plant)
- kenevir noun (plant)
Ukrainian
1 entries- конопля́ noun (plant)
Urdu
4 entries- بنگ noun (plant)
- بھانگ noun (plant)
- بھنگ noun (plant)
- حشیش noun (plant)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cần sa noun (plant)
Welsh
1 entries- cywarch noun (plant)
Zulu
1 entries- insangu noun (plant)
ǃXóõ
1 entries- gǂkxʻàna noun (plant)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
My horizons are broader than your pupils after cannabis consumption!
Source: tatoeba (618376)
Should cannabis be legal?
Source: tatoeba (3419441)
She has been prescribed medical cannabis to alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy.
Source: tatoeba (3540305)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cannabis"?
Closest matches include ganja, marijuana, belladonna, boo, cannabinoid-based.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cannabis"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.