Chive herb. (attributive use)
Source: wiktionary
Chive
/t͡ʃaɪv/
Synonyms for "chive" (7 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
allium schoenoprasumchives
Strong matches (2)
Related words (3)
Noun(2 words)
garden chivesschnittlaugh
Verb(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: allium schoenoprasum, chives, cive, cut, garden chives.
- Sentence evidence is available for chive, 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 "chive".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "chive"
Keep "chive" 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 "chive" 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 "chive", 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 "chive" 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
75 translations across 44 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- grasuie noun (plant)
Arabic
1 entries- ثُوم مُعَمَّر noun (plant)
Armenian
1 entries- սոխուկ noun (plant)
Basque
1 entries- tipulin noun (plant)
Belarusian
2 entries- рэ́занец noun (plant)
- скарада́ noun (plant)
Catalan
3 entries- cebollí noun (plant)
- cibulet noun (plant)
- porradell noun (plant)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 細香蔥 /细香葱 noun (plant)
- 蝦夷蔥 /虾夷葱 noun (plant)
Czech
2 entries- pažitka noun (plant)
- šnytlík noun (plant)
Danish
1 entries- purløg noun (plant)
Dutch
1 entries- bieslook noun (plant)
Erzya
1 entries- сятказ noun (plant)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝenoprazo noun (plant)
Faroese
2 entries- grasleykur noun (plant)
- grønleykur noun (plant)
Finnish
2 entries- ruoholaukka noun (plant)
- ruohosipuli noun (plant)
French
2 entries- ciboulette noun (plant)
- cive noun (plant)
Galician
2 entries- ceboliño noun (plant)
- cebolo noun (plant)
German
3 entries- Binsenlauch noun (plant)
- Graslauch noun (plant)
- Schnittlauch noun (plant)
Greek
1 entries- σχοινόπρασο noun (plant)
Gwich'in
1 entries- tł’oo drik noun (plant)
Hebrew
1 entries- עירית noun (plant)
Hungarian
2 entries- metélőhagyma noun (plant)
- snidling noun (plant)
Icelandic
1 entries- graslaukur noun (plant)
Indonesian
1 entries- lokio noun (plant)
Ingrian
2 entries- laukkaheinä noun (plant)
- maasipuli noun (plant)
Italian
2 entries- cipolletta noun (plant)
- erba cipollina noun (plant)
Japanese
3 entries- チャイブ noun (plant)
- 蝦夷葱 noun (plant)
- 西洋浅葱 noun (plant)
Korean
1 entries- 차이브 noun (plant)
Macedonian
1 entries- власец noun (plant)
Malay
1 entries- kucai noun (plant)
Norwegian
1 entries- gressløk noun (plant)
Polish
3 entries- czosnek szczypiorek noun (plant)
- szczypior noun (plant)
- szczypiorek noun (plant)
Portuguese
1 entries- cebolinha noun (plant)
Romanian
1 entries- arpagic noun (plant)
Russian
4 entries- лук-ре́занец noun (plant)
- лук-скорода́ noun (plant)
- ре́занец noun (plant)
- скорода́ noun (plant)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- creamh-gàrraidh noun (plant)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- dròbnjāk noun (plant)
- vlásac noun (plant)
- šnȉtlah noun (plant)
- šnȉtling noun (plant)
Silesian
1 entries- szńitloch noun (plant)
Slovak
1 entries- pažítka noun (plant)
Slovene
1 entries- drobnják noun (plant)
Spanish
3 entries- cebollana noun (plant)
- cebolleta noun (plant)
- cebollino noun (plant)
Swedish
1 entries- gräslök noun (plant)
Turkish
1 entries- yaprak soğanı noun (plant)
Welsh
1 entries- cennin syfi noun (plant)
Yiddish
1 entries- שטשיפּיאָר noun (plant)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
What a splendid pie, pizza-pizza pie / Every minute, every second, buy, buy, buy, buy, buy / Pepperoni and green peppers, mushrooms, olive, chives
Source: wiktionary
1577, Raphael Holinshed et al., The Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Ireland, London: John Hunne, Book 3, Chapter 14, “Of English Saffron,” […] in the place wher he bled, Saffron was after found to grow, whereupon the people séeyng the color of the chiue as it stoode, (although I doubt not but it grewe there long before) adiudged it to come to the bloude of Crocus, and therefore they gaue it his name.
Source: wiktionary
[…] to abate, and allay the fulnesse of red, we doe not see white vsed (as a colour too remote) but rather yellow, and that so farre-forth as some doe grinde a Chiue of Saffron with Vermillion, to make it the more pleasant, whereas white in like proportion mixed, would dimne, and decay it […]
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "chive"?
Closest matches include allium schoenoprasum, chives, cive, cut, garden chives.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "chive"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.