No lapwing pilfers Lieschen's licorice.
Source: tatoeba (1327657)
Lapwing
/ˈlæpwɪŋ/
Synonyms for "lapwing" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: green plover, magpie, peewit, pewit, plover.
- Sentence evidence is available for lapwing, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, derived_reverse, opengloss.
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 "lapwing".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "lapwing"
Keep "lapwing" 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 "lapwing" 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 "lapwing", 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 "lapwing" 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
3 entriesMore specific
4 entriesblack winged lapwingnorthern lapwingred wattled lapwingsouthern lapwing
Collocations
6 entrieslapwing chicklapwing habitatlapwing nestlapwing populationnorthern lapwingred wattled lapwing
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
60 translations across 49 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- bibikinə noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Belarusian
2 entries- кні́гаўка noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- чы́біс noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Bulgarian
1 entries- калу́герица noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Catalan
1 entries- fredeluga noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 田鳧 /田凫 noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Czech
1 entries- čejka noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Danish
1 entries- vibe noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Dutch
2 entries- kieviet noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- kievit noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Esperanto
1 entries- vanelo noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Faroese
1 entries- vípa noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Finnish
1 entries- hyyppä noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
French
1 entries- vanneau noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Galician
3 entries- galdaripo noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- tabuela noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- tamouca noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Georgian
1 entries- პრანწია noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
German
1 entries- Kiebitz noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Greek
1 entries- καλημάνα noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Hungarian
1 entries- bíbic noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Icelandic
1 entries- vepja noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Ido
1 entries- vanelo noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Irish
2 entries- adhaircín noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- pilibín noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Italian
1 entries- vanello noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Japanese
1 entries- タゲリ noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pempė noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- kibut noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Piwitsch noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Maltese
1 entries- venewwa noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Navajo
1 entries- tábąąsdísítsoh noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Norman
1 entries- pievie noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- vipe noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- vipe noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Polish
1 entries- czajka noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Portuguese
1 entries- quero-quero noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਟਟੀਹਰੀ noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Romanian
1 entries- nagâț noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Russian
1 entries- чи́бис noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Samogitian
2 entries- gīvė noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- pīmpė noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Scots
1 entries- teuchat noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- adharcan noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- curracag noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- vivak noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- вивак noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Slovak
1 entries- cíbik noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Spanish
3 entries- avefría noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- queltehue noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- tero noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Swedish
1 entries- vipa noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Tamil
1 entries- ஆட்காட்டி noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Tulu
1 entries- ടിട്ടിഭ noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Ukrainian
2 entries- ча́йка noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
- чи́бис noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Vilamovian
1 entries- kiwic noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Volapük
1 entries- vanul noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Welsh
1 entries- cornicyll noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
West-Frisian
1 entries- ljip noun (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Plovers and lapwings are a large, virtually worldwide family that differs from sandpipers in, among other things, having a shorter, thicker, pigeonlike bill and more robust proportions.
Source: wiktionary
The resident tropical plovers have much less pointed wings, and most of the lapwings have fairly rounded wing-tips, a wing shape apparently more adapted to aerial manoeuvrability than to long-distance migration.
Source: wiktionary
Lapwings are abundant winter visitors to the area but, like the Golden Plovers, vary greatly in number between years.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "lapwing"?
Closest matches include green plover, magpie, peewit, pewit, plover.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "lapwing"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.