Did you buy the pomegranate juice?
Source: tatoeba (450717)
Pomegranate
/ˈpɒmɪ(ˌ)ɡɹænɪt/
Synonyms for "pomegranate" (14 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: pomegranate tree, berry, ebony, fertility symbol, fruit.
- Sentence evidence is available for pomegranate, 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 "pomegranate".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pomegranate"
Keep "pomegranate" 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 "pomegranate" 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 "pomegranate", 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 "pomegranate" 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
7 entriesMore specific
4 entriesfertility symbollife symbolpomegranate cultivarpomegranate variety
Collocations
6 entriespomegranate arilspomegranate juicepomegranate molassespomegranate rindpomegranate seedspomegranate tree
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
108 translations across 68 languages.
Akkadian
1 entries- 𒉡𒌫𒈠 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Albanian
1 entries- shegë noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Amharic
2 entries- ሩማን noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- ሮማን noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ῥόα noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Arabic
3 entries- جُلَّنَار noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- رمان noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- رُمَّان noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Aramaic
4 entries- רִימֹּונֵא noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- רוּמָּנֵא noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- ܪܘܡܢܐ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- ܪܝܡܘܢܐ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Armenian
1 entries- նռնենի noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Assamese
1 entries- ডালিম গছ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܐܲܪܡܘܼܢܬܵܐ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- nar noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Bulgarian
1 entries- нар noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Catalan
1 entries- magraner noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 石榴樹 /石榴树 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Danish
1 entries- granatæble noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Dutch
1 entries- granaatappel noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Finnish
2 entries- granaattiomena noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- granaattiomenapuu noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
French
1 entries- grenadier noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Galician
2 entries- milgranda noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- milgrandeira noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Ge'ez
1 entries- ሮማን noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Georgian
2 entries- ბროწეული noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- ბროწეულის ხე noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
German
2 entries- Granatapfel noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- Grenadine noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Greek
1 entries- ροδιά noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Gujarati
1 entries- દાડમ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Hindi
2 entries- अनार noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- दाड़िम noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Hungarian
3 entries- gránátalma noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- gránátalma-fa noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- gránátalmafa noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Ido
1 entries- grenadiero noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Irish
1 entries- crann pomagránaite noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Istriot
1 entries- pumoingranà noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Italian
3 entries- melagrano noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- melogranato noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- melograno noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Japanese
2 entries- 柘榴 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- 石榴 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Kannada
1 entries- ದಾಳಿಂಬೆ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Khmer
2 entries- ឌាឌិម noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- ទទឹម noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Korean
1 entries- 석류나무 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Latin
1 entries- punica malus noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Lezgi
1 entries- нар noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Lithuanian
1 entries- granatas noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Macedonian
1 entries- ка́линка noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Malagasy
1 entries- ampongabendanitra noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Malay
1 entries- delima noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Malayalam
1 entries- മാതളനാരകം noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Māori
1 entries- pamakaranete noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- darhinar noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- hinar noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Norwegian
1 entries- granateple noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Okinawan
1 entries- 石榴 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Persian
1 entries- انار noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Polish
1 entries- granatowiec noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Portuguese
2 entries- romeira noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- romãzeira noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Romanian
2 entries- rodier noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- rodiu noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Russian
2 entries- грана́т noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- грана́товое де́рево noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Sanskrit
4 entries- डालिम noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- दाडिम noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- दाडिम्ब noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- दालिम noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- granat noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- mogranj noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- mòrskī šípak noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- nȁr noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Shor
1 entries- анар noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Sicilian
1 entries- macchia dû granatu noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Spanish
1 entries- granado noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Sumerian
1 entries- 𒉡𒌫𒈠 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Swahili
1 entries- mkomamanga noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Swedish
1 entries- granatäppelträd noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Telugu
1 entries- దానిమ్మ noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Thai
1 entries- ทับทิม noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Tigre
1 entries- ሮማን noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ሮማን noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Turkish
1 entries- nar noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Ugaritic
1 entries- 𐎍𐎗𐎎𐎐 noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Ukrainian
2 entries- грана́т noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- грана́тове де́рево noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Venetan
4 entries- malgaragno noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- margragno noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- pomogranà noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- pomoingranà noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Vietnamese
2 entries- lựu noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- thạch lựu noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Welsh
2 entries- grawnafallen noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- pomgranadwydden noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Zazaki
2 entries- henar (diq) noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
- henawér noun (Punica granatum shrub or small tree)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
Pomegranate seeds are relatively big.
Source: tatoeba (459080)
Mommy, I want you to buy me a pomegranate!
Source: tatoeba (508761)
I have a pomegranate.
Source: tatoeba (1119535)
Showing 4 of 23 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pomegranate"?
Closest matches include pomegranate tree, berry, ebony, fertility symbol, fruit.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pomegranate"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.