Some boys made away with all the ripe fruits on my persimmon tree.
Source: tatoeba (276832)
Persimmon
/pəɹˈsɪmən/
Synonyms for "persimmon" (19 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: persimmon tree, berry, diospyros kaki fruit, diospyros tree, ebony.
- Sentence evidence is available for persimmon, 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 "persimmon".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "persimmon"
Keep "persimmon" 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 "persimmon" 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 "persimmon", 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 "persimmon" 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
6 entriesMore specific
9 entriesAmerican persimmonAmerican persimmon treeJapanese persimmonJapanese persimmon treebright orangedeep orangepersimmon jampersimmon orangepersimmon pudding
Collocations
9 entriesAmerican persimmonJapanese persimmonkaki fruitpersimmon colorpersimmon fruitpersimmon glazepersimmon huepersimmon shaderipe persimmon
Inflections
3 entriesTranslations
139 translations across 82 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- hurmë noun (fruit)
Arabic
3 entries- بِرْسِيمُون noun (fruit)
- كَاكَا noun (fruit)
- كَاكِي noun (fruit)
Armenian
2 entries- արքայանարինջ noun (fruit)
- խուրմա noun (fruit)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܚܘܼܪܡܵܠܵܐ noun (fruit)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- xurma noun (fruit)
- xırnik noun (fruit)
Banjarese
1 entries- tasmak noun (fruit)
Basque
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Belarusian
1 entries- хурма́ noun (fruit)
Bulgarian
2 entries- фурма́ noun (fruit)
- япо́нска я́бълка noun (fruit)
Burmese
1 entries- တည် noun (fruit)
Catalan
1 entries- caqui noun (fruit)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏌᎵ noun (fruit)
Chickasaw
1 entries- onkof noun (fruit)
Chinese
1 entries- 柿仔 noun (fruit)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 腍柿 noun (fruit)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 柿子 noun (fruit)
Czech
2 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
- tomel noun (fruit)
Danish
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Dutch
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 柿 noun (fruit)
Esperanto
1 entries- persimono noun (fruit)
Estonian
1 entries- hurmaa noun (fruit)
Finnish
4 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
- persimoni noun (fruit)
- sharon noun (fruit)
- taateliluumu noun (fruit)
Fox
1 entries- pyâkimini noun (fruit)
French
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Georgian
2 entries- კარალიოკი noun (fruit)
- ხურმა noun (fruit)
German
3 entries- Kaki noun (fruit)
- Lotuspflaume noun (fruit)
- Persimone noun (fruit)
Greek
1 entries- λωτός noun (fruit)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֲפַרְסְמוֹן noun (fruit)
Hindi
1 entries- ख़ुरमा noun (fruit)
Hungarian
1 entries- datolyaszilva noun (fruit)
Hunsrik
1 entries- Kacki noun (fruit)
Ido
1 entries- hurmo noun (fruit)
Indonesian
1 entries- kesemek noun (fruit)
Irish
1 entries- dátphluma noun (fruit)
Italian
3 entries- cachi noun (fruit)
- caco noun (fruit)
- diospiro noun (fruit)
Japanese
2 entries- パーシモン noun (fruit)
- 柿 noun (fruit)
Kavalan
1 entries- amus noun (fruit)
Kazakh
2 entries- хурма noun (fruit)
- құрма noun (fruit)
Korean
2 entries- 감 noun (fruit)
- 퍼시몬 noun (fruit)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- курма noun (fruit)
Ladino
2 entries- afarsemón noun (fruit)
- hurmá noun (fruit)
Lao
1 entries- ໝາກກາກີ noun (fruit)
Latvian
1 entries- hurma noun (fruit)
Lithuanian
1 entries- persimonas noun (fruit)
Macedonian
2 entries- ра́јско ја́болко noun (fruit)
- ја́понско ја́болко noun (fruit)
Malagasy
2 entries- hazoarina noun (fruit)
- hazoary noun (fruit)
Malay
3 entries- buah samak noun (fruit)
- kesmak noun (fruit)
- pisang kaki noun (fruit)
Mongolian
4 entries- илжгэн чих noun (fruit)
- модон шавтал noun (fruit)
- хурма noun (fruit)
- шавтал noun (fruit)
Māori
1 entries- āporo makimaki noun (fruit)
Nepali
1 entries- हलुवाबेद noun (fruit)
Norwegian
4 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
- kakifrukt noun (fruit)
- kakiplomme noun (fruit)
- persimon noun (fruit)
Occitan
1 entries- caqui noun (fruit)
Osage
1 entries- 𐓷𐓘𐓮𐓰𐓚́𐓤𐓟 noun (fruit)
Pashto
1 entries- املوک noun (fruit)
Persian
1 entries- خرمالو noun (fruit)
Polish
4 entries- hurma noun (fruit)
- kaki noun (fruit)
- persymona noun (fruit)
- szaron noun (fruit)
Portuguese
2 entries- caqui noun (fruit)
- dióspiro noun (fruit)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਪਰਸਿੰਮਨ noun (fruit)
Quapaw
1 entries- štaną́ke noun (fruit)
Romanian
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Russian
1 entries- хурма́ noun (fruit)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- hurma noun (fruit)
- kaki noun (fruit)
- persimon noun (fruit)
- каки noun (fruit)
Sicilian
2 entries- cacu noun (fruit)
- lotu noun (fruit)
Slovak
4 entries- churma noun (fruit)
- hurma noun (fruit)
- hurmikaki noun (fruit)
- kaki noun (fruit)
Slovene
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Southern Altai
1 entries- хурма noun (fruit)
Spanish
4 entries- caqui noun (fruit)
- kaki noun (fruit)
- persimonio noun (fruit)
- persimón noun (fruit)
Swedish
3 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
- persimon noun (fruit)
- sharonfrukt noun (fruit)
Tajik
1 entries- хурмо noun (fruit)
Tatar
1 entries- хөрмә noun (fruit)
Thai
1 entries- พลับ noun (fruit)
Tigrinya
2 entries- ካኪ noun (fruit)
- ፐርሲሞን noun (fruit)
Turkish
3 entries- Japon hurması noun (fruit)
- Trabzon hurması noun (fruit)
- hurma noun (fruit)
Ukrainian
2 entries- персимо́на noun (fruit)
- хурма́ noun (fruit)
Unami
1 entries- ximin noun (fruit)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- kaki noun (fruit)
Urdu
2 entries- جاپانی پھل noun (fruit)
- خرما noun (fruit)
Uyghur
3 entries- хорма noun (fruit)
- ئەبنۇس noun (fruit)
- شىزا noun (fruit)
Uzbek
2 entries- persimon noun (fruit)
- xurmo noun (fruit)
Vietnamese
2 entries- hồng noun (fruit)
- quả hồng vàng noun (fruit)
Volapük
1 entries- plakminepafluk noun (fruit)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
It is wonderful to think of Spring, when the new buds of the persimmon burst forth.
Source: tatoeba (327688)
Many of my neighbors have persimmon trees.
Source: tatoeba (6555159)
The persimmon is a sweet fruit, slightly spicy with a soft and sometimes fibrous texture.
Source: tatoeba (6861426)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "persimmon"?
Closest matches include persimmon tree, berry, diospyros kaki fruit, diospyros tree, ebony.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "persimmon"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.