Monks

//mʌŋks//

Synonyms for "monks" (72 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (15)

friar abbacomes abbot ape ascetic bar beadsman bear bhikkhu brother caloyer cape polecat cavy celibataire celibate

Strong matches (21)

cenobite chimp chimpanzee clergyman coenobite conventual conventual prior coon ferret foumart glutton grand prior groundhog guinea pig hedgehog hermit hieromonach lay abbot lay brother mendicant

Noun(1 words)

loner

Related words (36)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

Related terms

1 entries

Monks Horton

dbpedia genre

2 entries

garage rock krautrock

form of

1 entries

monk

is a

2 entries

band buddist

related to

1 entries

monk

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Monks used to play tennis in monasteries.

Source: tatoeba (279928)

The monks chanted a mantra in unison.

Source: tatoeba (713032)

The Byzantine Greek monks Cyril and Methodius are credited with bringing the alphabet to Russia and laying the foundations of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Source: tatoeba (2076540)

These monks live inside the monastery.

Source: tatoeba (2334971)

Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.

More for "monks"

Meaning Antonyms Sentences Word Type

Keep exploring

Compare antonyms Use in sentences Read the blog

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