Fifty-two per cent of British women prefer chocolate to sex.
Source: tatoeba (2329)
Cent
/sɛnt/
Synonyms for "cent" (163 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (81)
jestjokekickshawkipknickknackknickknackerykopeckkronakroneliramarkmillmilreisminikinmockerymolehillnickelpennypeppercornpeseta
Show 53 more words
picayunepiepiece of eightpinpinch of snuffpinprickpistareenpoundquarterrandrapred centreichsmarkrialrow of pinsrublerupeerushsawbuckshekelshillingshitsilver dollarskinsmackersnapsneeshingsolsoustiverstrawten centsten-spottennerthousand dollarsthousand-dollar billtoytrifletrinkettrivialitytuppencetwenty-dollar billtwenty-five centstwo bitstwo centstwo-dollar billtwo-spottwopencewhim whamwhim-whamwonyardyen
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: penny, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn.
- Sentence evidence is available for cent, 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 "cent".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "cent"
Keep "cent" 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 "cent" 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 "cent", 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 "cent" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
89 translations across 72 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Aleut
1 entries- siintax̂ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Arabic
2 entries- سَنْت noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- سِنْت noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Armenian
1 entries- ցենտ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Belarusian
1 entries- цэнт noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Bengali
1 entries- সেন্ট noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Bulgarian
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆင့် noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Catalan
2 entries- centau noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- cèntim noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Central Melanau
1 entries- sin noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Chinese
2 entries- 分 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- 針 /针 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Chinese Cantonese
3 entries- 仙 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- 分 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- 厘 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 分 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Czech
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Danish
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Dutch
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Esperanto
1 entries- cendo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Estonian
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Faroese
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Fijian
1 entries- sede noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Finnish
1 entries- sentti noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
French
3 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- centime noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- sou noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Galician
1 entries- céntimo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Georgian
1 entries- ცენტი noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
German
1 entries- Cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Greek
1 entries- σεντ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 分 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Hebrew
1 entries- סֶנְט noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Hindi
1 entries- सेंट noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Hungarian
2 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- penny noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Indonesian
1 entries- sen noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Irish
1 entries- ceint noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Italian
1 entries- centesimo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Japanese
2 entries- セント noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- 仙 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Kazakh
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Khmer
1 entries- សេន noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Korean
2 entries- 센트 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- 전 noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Lao
1 entries- ເຊັນ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Latvian
1 entries- cents noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Lithuanian
1 entries- centas noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Louisiana Creole
3 entries- pinné noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- sou noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- éskalin noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Macedonian
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Malay
1 entries- sen noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Mongolian
2 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- ᠼᠧᠨᠲ᠋ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Navajo
2 entries- tsindáo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- łichííʼí noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Persian
1 entries- سنت noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Zent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Polish
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Portuguese
1 entries- cêntimo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Romanian
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Russian
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- cȅnt noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- це̏нт noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Slovak
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Slovene
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Spanish
3 entries- centavo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- centésimo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
- céntimo noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Swahili
1 entries- senti noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Swedish
1 entries- cent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Tagalog
1 entries- pera noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Tajik
1 entries- сент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Thai
1 entries- เซ็นต์ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Turkish
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Turkmen
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Ukrainian
1 entries- цент noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Urdu
1 entries- سینٹ noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Uyghur
1 entries- سىنىت noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Uzbek
1 entries- sent noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Vietnamese
1 entries- phần trăm noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
West Coast Bajau
1 entries- sin noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Yiddish
1 entries- סענט noun (subunit of currency in US and elsewhere)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
The victim of blackmail has been paying hush money for years, but now he realizes it is foolish, and has decided not to pay a red cent more.
Source: tatoeba (19154)
The man lives from hand to mouth and never saves a cent.
Source: tatoeba (45357)
I hope this expense report contains all the relevant business expenses because I'm not paying a cent more after this.
Source: tatoeba (59410)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "cent"?
Closest matches include penny, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "cent"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.