Donkey

/ˈdɒŋki/

Synonyms for "donkey" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

animal antelope armadillo ass bat bigot bitter-ender block boeotian bullethead burro clod cuddy dickey

Noun(5 words)

ass assesauxiliary engineblockhead burro

Strong matches (28)

diehard dimwit dogmatist dolt doodle dope dullarddumb cluckdumbbell dummy dunce elephant fanatic gowk hardnose hare horse idiot imbecile intransigeant

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intransigent jack jackass

Noun(5 words)

domestic assequidequus asinusfool jackass

Related words (47)

Noun(5 words)

jackasses mokeportable enginestandby enginestubborn person

jennet jennyjenny assjobbernowl kangaroo lackwit lamebrain last-ditcher lightweight looby loon madman mammal maverick mule neddy niais nincompoop ninny ninnyhammer

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nitwit noddy opossumperverse foolpig pighead platypus positivist pump purist put rat rockyrocky mountain canaryschmuck standpat standpatter stickler stupid thickwit tomfool witling

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More general

8 entries

allegory animal ass emblem engine human mammal person

More specific

7 entries

diesel engineduncegasoline enginejack jennetminiature donkeynitwit

Collocations

6 entries

auxiliary enginediesel enginedonkey enginegasoline engineportable enginestationary engine

Inflections

1 entries

donkeys

Derivations

2 entries

donkeyish donkeywork

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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That is not a horse, but a donkey.

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The newest staff members get all the donkey work when they're at the bottom of the ladder.

Source: tatoeba (281904)

He insulted me by calling me a donkey.

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Jessie urged the little donkey forward.

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