Sitting in her panther hide chair, the young woman, clad in red lingerie, was reading aloud a book titled "The Black Princess".
Source: tatoeba (421726)
Panther
/ˈpænθɚ/
Synonyms for "panther" (49 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: jaguar, animal, antelope, armadillo, bat.
- Sentence evidence is available for panther, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse, moby, and related lexical sources.
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 "panther".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "panther"
Keep "panther" 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 "panther" 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 "panther", 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 "panther" 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
9 entriesMore specific
5 entriesmelanistic jaguarmelanistic leopardnight stalkershadow predatorsilent hunter
Collocations
6 entriesapex predatorblack pantherlarge felidmelanistic jaguarmelanistic leopardstealth predator
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 47 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فَهْد noun (big cat with black fur)
- نَمِر أَسْوَد noun (big cat with black fur)
Armenian
1 entries- հովազ noun (big cat with black fur)
Assamese
1 entries- ঘোং noun (big cat with black fur)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Belarusian
1 entries- пантэ́ра noun (big cat with black fur)
Bulgarian
1 entries- панте́ра noun (big cat with black fur)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 豹 noun (big cat with black fur)
- 豹子 noun (big cat with black fur)
- 黑豹 noun (big cat with black fur)
Czech
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Danish
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Dutch
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Esperanto
1 entries- nigra pantero noun (big cat with black fur)
Finnish
1 entries- musta pantteri noun (big cat with black fur)
French
1 entries- panthère noire noun (big cat with black fur)
Galician
1 entries- pantera negra noun (big cat with black fur)
Georgian
3 entries- ავაზა noun (big cat with black fur)
- პანტერა noun (big cat with black fur)
- ჯიქი noun (big cat with black fur)
German
2 entries- Panter noun (big cat with black fur)
- Panther noun (big cat with black fur)
Greek
1 entries- πάνθηρας noun (big cat with black fur)
Hebrew
1 entries- פַּנְתֵּר שָׁחֹר noun (big cat with black fur)
Hungarian
1 entries- fekete párduc noun (big cat with black fur)
Icelandic
1 entries- pardusdýr noun (big cat with black fur)
Italian
1 entries- pantera nera noun (big cat with black fur)
Japanese
2 entries- パンサー noun (big cat with black fur)
- 豹 noun (big cat with black fur)
Korean
1 entries- 흑표범 noun (big cat with black fur)
Latvian
1 entries- melnā pantera noun (big cat with black fur)
Malay
2 entries- harimau kumbang noun (big cat with black fur)
- harimau peturun noun (big cat with black fur)
Malayalam
1 entries- കരിമ്പുലി noun (big cat with black fur)
Middle English
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Middle Persian
1 entries- 𐭯𐭫𐭭𐭪𐭩 noun (big cat with black fur)
Māori
1 entries- panata noun (big cat with black fur)
Norman
1 entries- nièr léopard noun (big cat with black fur)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Occitan
1 entries- pantèra noun (big cat with black fur)
Persian
1 entries- پلنگ noun (big cat with black fur)
Polish
1 entries- pantera noun (big cat with black fur)
Portuguese
1 entries- pantera-negra noun (big cat with black fur)
Romanian
1 entries- panteră neagră noun (big cat with black fur)
Russian
1 entries- панте́ра noun (big cat with black fur)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- paindeal noun (big cat with black fur)
Spanish
1 entries- pantera negra noun (big cat with black fur)
Swedish
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Tagalog
1 entries- pantera noun (big cat with black fur)
Thai
1 entries- เสือดำ noun (big cat with black fur)
Turkish
1 entries- panter noun (big cat with black fur)
Ukrainian
1 entries- панте́ра noun (big cat with black fur)
Vietnamese
1 entries- báo đen noun (big cat with black fur)
Wolof
1 entries- segg mu ñuul noun (big cat with black fur)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
A black panther can be a jaguar or leopard, but in either case it has a gene that causes it to produce more melanin than other specimens.
Source: tatoeba (717583)
When I said that I had killed a panther with nothing but a knife, this means that I did not have any dogs with me and that I did not use a rifle.
Source: tatoeba (1930561)
I just saw a panther.
Source: tatoeba (3821622)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "panther"?
Closest matches include jaguar, animal, antelope, armadillo, bat.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "panther"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.