Nowhere more altered, perhaps, about a hundred years ago, than in one little orchard attached to an old stone house with a honeysuckle porch.
Source: tatoeba (4047357)
Honeysuckle
/ˈhʌnɪsʌk(ə)l/
Synonyms for "honeysuckle" (13 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: aquilegia canadensis, aroma, australian honeysuckle, banksia integrifolia, climbing plant.
- Sentence evidence is available for honeysuckle, 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 "honeysuckle".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "honeysuckle"
Keep "honeysuckle" 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 "honeysuckle" 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 "honeysuckle", 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 "honeysuckle" 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
8 entriesMore specific
4 entriesLonicera caprifoliumLonicera periclymenumfloral aromaflower scent
Collocations
6 entriesfragrant honeysucklehoneysuckle flowershoneysuckle fragrancehoneysuckle hedgehoneysuckle vinewild honeysuckle
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
80 translations across 56 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- κλύμενον noun (plant)
- κυκλάμινος ἑτέρα noun (plant)
Arabic
1 entries- صَرِيمَة الْجَدْي noun (plant)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- doqquzdon noun (plant)
Basque
1 entries- atxapar noun (plant)
Belarusian
1 entries- бружмель noun (plant)
Breton
2 entries- gwezvoud noun (plant)
- gwezvoudenn noun (plant)
Bulgarian
1 entries- орлови нокти noun (plant)
Catalan
2 entries- lligabosc noun (plant)
- xuclamel noun (plant)
Cherokee
2 entries- ᎬᎾᎩᏞᎨᎢ noun (plant)
- ᏩᎴᎳ ᎤᏂᏥᎳᎩᏍᏗ noun (plant)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 忍冬 noun (plant)
- 金銀花 /金银花 noun (plant)
Cornish
2 entries- gwydhvos noun (plant)
- gwydhvosen noun (plant)
Czech
1 entries- zimolez noun (plant)
Danish
2 entries- gedeblad noun (plant)
- kaprifolie noun (plant)
Dutch
1 entries- kamperfoelie noun (plant)
Estonian
1 entries- kuslapuu noun (plant)
Finnish
1 entries- kuusama noun (plant)
French
1 entries- chèvrefeuille noun (plant)
Galician
3 entries- cadrifollo noun (plant)
- chuchamel noun (plant)
- madreselva noun (plant)
German
2 entries- Geißblatt noun (plant)
- Heckenkirsche noun (plant)
Greek
1 entries- αγιόκλημα noun (plant)
Hungarian
1 entries- lonc noun (plant)
Ido
1 entries- kaprifolio noun (plant)
Indonesian
1 entries- kamperfuli noun (plant)
Ingrian
1 entries- kuusan noun (plant)
Irish
1 entries- féithleann noun (plant)
Italian
1 entries- caprifoglio noun (plant)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жилби noun (plant)
Latin
1 entries- caprifolium noun (plant)
Lithuanian
1 entries- sausmedis noun (plant)
Macedonian
1 entries- анамска рака noun (plant)
Middle English
2 entries- honysoke noun (plant)
- honysokel noun (plant)
Māori
1 entries- rewarewa noun (plant)
Norman
2 entries- brout-à-bique noun (plant)
- quièvrefeul noun (plant)
Norwegian
1 entries- leddved noun (plant)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vivendel noun (plant)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vivendel noun (plant)
Occitan
1 entries- caprifuèlh noun (plant)
Persian
4 entries- سفیدآل noun (plant)
- سفیدال noun (plant)
- شان noun (plant)
- شونگ noun (plant)
Polish
2 entries- suchodrzew noun (plant)
- wiciokrzew noun (plant)
Portuguese
1 entries- madressilva noun (plant)
Romanian
1 entries- caprifoi noun (plant)
Russian
1 entries- жи́молость noun (plant)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- deolag noun (plant)
- iadh-shlat noun (plant)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- orlovi nokti noun (plant)
Slovak
1 entries- zemolez noun (plant)
Spanish
1 entries- madreselva noun (plant)
Swedish
2 entries- kaprifol noun (plant)
- try noun (plant)
Tajik
1 entries- мушол noun (plant)
Tatar
1 entries- зелпе noun (plant)
Turkish
1 entries- hanımeli noun (plant)
Udmurt
1 entries- пунысутэр noun (plant)
Ukrainian
1 entries- жи́молость noun (plant)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- kozylist noun (plant)
Uzbek
1 entries- shilvi noun (plant)
Welsh
2 entries- gwyddfid noun (plant)
- llaeth y gaseg noun (plant)
West-Frisian
2 entries- kamperfoelje noun (plant)
- papsûger noun (plant)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
The cottage had been standing empty this eight months, and it was a pity, for it was a pretty two storied place, with an old-fashioned porch and honeysuckle about it.
Source: tatoeba (6976227)
The trellis was covered with honeysuckle.
Source: tatoeba (9977554)
There was nothing of that luxuriance of blossom which had hitherto clothed the wood, for there were no hawthorns; but the bog-myrtle imparted its tender fragrance, and the caressing honeysuckle wound round many an ancient trunk, odours exhaling from every fairy-like tube—fit trumpets for the heralds of Titania.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "honeysuckle"?
Closest matches include aquilegia canadensis, aroma, australian honeysuckle, banksia integrifolia, climbing plant.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "honeysuckle"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.