Doctor

//ˈdɒktə(ɹ)//

Synonyms for "doctor" (265 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Strong matches (80)

Related words (132)

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19 relation types

More general

22 entries

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Antonyms

2 entries

Synonyms

6 entries

Related terms

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at location

9 entries

capable of

63 entries

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derived

141 entries

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desires

4 entries

distinct from

1 entries

has a

3 entries

has context

3 entries

has property

1 entries

is a

19 entries

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manner of

1 entries

not desires

3 entries

part of

1 entries

receives action

1 entries

related to

183 entries

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used for

19 entries

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Translations

183 translations across 81 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ἰατρεύω verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Arabic

4 entries
  • دكتور noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • دكتور noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • دكتورة noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • دُكْتُور noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Armenian

1 entries
  • դոկտոր noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܕܘܿܟ݂ܬܘܿܪ noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • ܕܘܿܟ݂ܬܘܿܪܬܵܐ noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Asturian

1 entries
  • doutor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Bashkir

1 entries
  • табип noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • до́ктар noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • до́ктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • до́кторка noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • леку́вам verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Central Kurdish

1 entries
  • دکتۆر noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Cherokee

1 entries
  • ᎧᏅᏫᎠ verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Chinese

1 entries
  • 先生 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries
  • 博士 noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • 博士 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • 醫生 /医生 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 博士 noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • 博士 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • 醫生 /医生 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • 篡改 verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Czech

2 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • falzifikovat verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Danish

3 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktorere verb (act as a medical doctor to)
  • forfalske verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Dutch

3 entries
  • doctor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dokteren verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • valsificeren verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • Doktoro noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • doktoro noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • virdoktoro doktorino noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Finnish

4 entries
  • tohtori noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • tohtori noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • tri noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • tohtoroida verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

French

4 entries
  • docteur noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • docteure noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • docteuse noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doctoresse noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Galician

1 entries
  • doutor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Georgian

1 entries
  • დოქტორი noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

German

4 entries
  • Doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • Doktor noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • Doktorin noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • Doktorin noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Greek

4 entries
  • διδάκτορας noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • αλλοιώνω verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • γιατρεύω verb (act as a medical doctor to)
  • θεραπεύω verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Hakka Chinese

1 entries
  • 先生 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • דוֹקטוֹר noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Hindi

1 entries
  • डॉक्टर noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • læknir noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • afbaka verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Ido

3 entries
  • doktorino noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktoro noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktorulo noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Irish

1 entries
  • dochtúir noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Italian

4 entries
  • dottore noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dottoressa noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • addottorare verb (award the title of doctor to)
  • adulterare verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 博士 noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • 博士 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • 改竄 verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Kashmiri

2 entries
  • طبِیٖب noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • ڈَاکٹر noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • доктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • доқтыр noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Khmer

2 entries
  • បណ្ឌិត noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • មើល verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Korean

2 entries
  • 박사 noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • 박사 noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • доктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Latvian

2 entries
  • doktore noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktors noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • daktaras noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • daktarė noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Lombard

1 entries
  • dutur noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Luo

1 entries
  • dokta noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • доктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • докторка noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Malay

2 entries
  • dokter (Indonesia incl. Riau) noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Maltese

2 entries
  • dottor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dottoressa noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Manx

1 entries
  • olloo noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Marathi

2 entries
  • डॉक्टर noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • डॉक्टर noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Norman

1 entries
  • docteu noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Persian

1 entries
  • دکتر noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Polish

4 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • fabrykować verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • falsyfikować verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • fałszować verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • doutor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doutor noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • doutora noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doutorada noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Romagnol

1 entries
  • adulterêr verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Romanian

4 entries
  • Doctor noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • doctor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doctori verb (act as a medical doctor to)
  • falsifica verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Russian

4 entries
  • д-р noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • до́ктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • до́ктор noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)
  • до́кторша noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ollamh noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • dȍktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dȍktorica noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dȍktōrka noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • до̏кто̄рка noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Sicilian

2 entries
  • dutturi noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dutturissa noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Skolt Sami

1 entries
  • dåhttar noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Slovak

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Slovene

2 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doktorica noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Spanish

4 entries
  • doctor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • doctora noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • adulterar verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • doctorar verb (award the title of doctor to)

Swahili

3 entries
  • daktari noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dokta noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • daktari verb (act as a medical doctor to)

Swedish

3 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • fiffla med verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)
  • manipulera verb (alter or make obscure, in order to deceive)

Tagalog

2 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • paham noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Tajik

1 entries
  • доктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Tamil

1 entries
  • டாக்டர் noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Telugu

2 entries
  • డాక్టరు noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • డాక్టర్ noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Thai

2 entries
  • ดอกเตอร์ noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • ดุษฎีบัณฑิต noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Turkish

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • до́ктор noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Unami

1 entries
  • ntaktël noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • دوكتور noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • doktor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Venetan

1 entries
  • dotor noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tiến sĩ noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • tiến sĩ noun (title of a doctor, used before the doctor's name)

Volapük

4 entries
  • dokan noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • dokel noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • hidokan noun (person who has attained a doctorate)
  • jidokan noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Walloon

1 entries
  • docteur noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • דאָקטאָר noun (person who has attained a doctorate)

Sample sentences

34 total sentences available.

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It is necessary for you to see a doctor at once.

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You'd better consult the doctor.

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You had better ask the doctor for advice.

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You'd better go to see your family doctor at once.

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.