We deal in silk goods.
Source: tatoeba (23016)
Silk
/sɪlk/
Synonyms for "silk" (125 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (25)
Strong matches (38)
Related words (62)
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Show 36 more words
qcragrefinementrubbersatinsatininesssilk gownsilkinessslidesmoothsmoothnesssoftnesssolicitor generalspecial pleadersscstuffstuff gownstuff-gownsmanswansdowntennis courttextiletextile fabrictexturethistledowntissutissueus attorneyvelvetvelvetinesswaxweavewebweftwoofwoolzephyr
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: ag, alabaster, attorney general, billiard table, blubber.
- Sentence evidence is available for silk, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, 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 "silk".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "silk"
Keep "silk" 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 "silk" 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 "silk", 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 "silk" 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
13 entriesMore specific
10 entriescrepe de chinehabotai silkmulberry silksatin silksilk creamsilk ivorysilk whitesilky feelsilky sheentussah silk
Collocations
11 entrieshabotai silkmulberry silksilk blousesilk dresssilk fabricsilk fibersilk liningsilk scarfsilk threadsilk tietussah silk
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
145 translations across 101 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- mëndafsh noun (fabric)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- μέταξα noun (fabric)
- σηρικόν noun (fabric)
Arabic
4 entries- إبْرَيْسَم noun (fabric)
- إبْرِيسِم noun (fabric)
- حرير noun (fabric)
- حَرِير noun (fabric)
Armenian
1 entries- մետաքս noun (fabric)
Aromanian
1 entries- mãtase noun (fabric)
Asturian
1 entries- seda noun (fabric)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- ipək noun (fabric)
Belarusian
2 entries- шоўк noun (fabric)
- ядва́б noun (fabric)
Bengali
2 entries- রেশম noun (fabric)
- সিল্ক noun (fabric)
Bulgarian
1 entries- копри́на noun (fabric)
Burmese
1 entries- ပိုး noun (fabric)
Catalan
1 entries- seda noun (fabric)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- ئاوریشم noun (fabric)
Chinese
3 entries- сычу noun (fabric)
- 絲 /丝 noun (fabric)
- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Chinese Cantonese
2 entries- 絲 /丝 noun (fabric)
- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 絲 /丝 noun (fabric)
- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Czech
1 entries- hedvábí noun (fabric)
Dalmatian
1 entries- saita noun (fabric)
Danish
1 entries- silke noun (fabric)
Dutch
2 entries- zijde noun (fabric)
- zijdedoek noun (fabric)
Eastern Min Chinese
1 entries- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Estonian
1 entries- siid noun (fabric)
Faroese
1 entries- silki noun (fabric)
Finnish
1 entries- silkki noun (fabric)
French
1 entries- soie noun (fabric)
Friulian
1 entries- sede noun (fabric)
Galician
2 entries- seda noun (fabric)
- serda noun (fabric)
Georgian
1 entries- აბრეშუმი noun (fabric)
German
1 entries- Seide noun (fabric)
Greek
1 entries- μετάξι noun (fabric)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Hawaiian
1 entries- lole paheʻe noun (fabric)
Hebrew
1 entries- מֶשִׁי noun (fabric)
Hindi
2 entries- कौशेय noun (fabric)
- रेशम noun (fabric)
Hungarian
1 entries- selyem noun (fabric)
Icelandic
1 entries- silki noun (fabric)
Ingrian
1 entries- šulkku noun (fabric)
Iranian Persian
4 entries- اَبْریشَم noun (fabric)
- اَبْریشُم noun (fabric)
- حَریر noun (fabric)
- دیبا noun (fabric)
Irish
2 entries- síoda noun (fabric)
- éadach síoda noun (fabric)
Italian
1 entries- seta noun (fabric)
Japanese
3 entries- 絹 noun (fabric)
- 絹地 noun (fabric)
- 絹布 noun (fabric)
Kazakh
1 entries- жібек noun (fabric)
Khmer
1 entries- ព្រែ noun (fabric)
Korean
1 entries- 비단 noun (fabric)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- жибек noun (fabric)
Lao
1 entries- ໄໝ noun (fabric)
Latin
2 entries- bombȳx noun (fabric)
- sēricum noun (fabric)
Latvian
1 entries- zīds noun (fabric)
Lithuanian
1 entries- šilkas noun (fabric)
Livonian
1 entries- zīḑõz noun (fabric)
Macedonian
1 entries- свила noun (fabric)
Malay
1 entries- sutera noun (fabric)
Malayalam
1 entries- പട്ട് noun (fabric)
Maltese
1 entries- ħarir noun (fabric)
Mongolian
1 entries- торго noun (fabric)
Māori
1 entries- hiraka noun (fabric)
Nanai
2 entries- гокси noun (fabric)
- сэурэ noun (fabric)
Navajo
1 entries- naakʼaʼatʼą́hí disǫsígíí noun (fabric)
Nivkh
1 entries- чарб noun (fabric)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- hevrîşm noun (fabric)
Northern Min Chinese
1 entries- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Northern Sami
1 entries- silki noun (fabric)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- silke noun (fabric)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- silke noun (fabric)
Occitan
1 entries- seda noun (fabric)
Old East Slavic
1 entries- шьлкъ noun (fabric)
Old Norse
1 entries- silki noun (fabric)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- гадваб noun (fabric)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Sied noun (fabric)
Polish
1 entries- jedwab noun (fabric)
Portuguese
1 entries- seda noun (fabric)
Romanian
1 entries- mătase noun (fabric)
Romansch
3 entries- saida noun (fabric)
- seda noun (fabric)
- seida noun (fabric)
Russian
1 entries- шёлк noun (fabric)
Sanskrit
1 entries- कौशेय noun (fabric)
Sardinian
3 entries- seda noun (fabric)
- sera noun (fabric)
- seta noun (fabric)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- sròl noun (fabric)
- sìoda noun (fabric)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- svíla noun (fabric)
- сви́ла noun (fabric)
Slovak
1 entries- hodváb noun (fabric)
Slovene
1 entries- svila noun (fabric)
Southern Altai
2 entries- торко noun (fabric)
- јибек noun (fabric)
Spanish
1 entries- seda noun (fabric)
Swedish
2 entries- siden noun (fabric)
- silke noun (fabric)
Tagalog
2 entries- seda noun (fabric)
- sutla noun (fabric)
Tajik
2 entries- абрешим noun (fabric)
- шоҳӣ noun (fabric)
Tamil
1 entries- பட்டு noun (fabric)
Taos
1 entries- sédoną noun (fabric)
Telugu
1 entries- పట్టు noun (fabric)
Thai
3 entries- ผ้าไหม noun (fabric)
- แพร noun (fabric)
- ไหม noun (fabric)
Tongan
1 entries- silika noun (fabric)
Turkish
1 entries- ipek noun (fabric)
Turkmen
1 entries- ýüpek noun (fabric)
Udi
1 entries- абришӏум noun (fabric)
Ukrainian
2 entries- шовк noun (fabric)
- єдва́б noun (fabric)
Urdu
1 entries- ریشَم noun (fabric)
Uyghur
1 entries- يىپەك noun (fabric)
Uzbek
2 entries- harir noun (fabric)
- ipak noun (fabric)
Vietnamese
4 entries- lụa noun (fabric)
- tơ lụa noun (fabric)
- vải lụa noun (fabric)
- xoa noun (fabric)
Wu Chinese
1 entries- 絲綢 /丝绸 noun (fabric)
Yiddish
1 entries- זײַד noun (fabric)
Zhuang
2 entries- couz noun (fabric)
- seicouz noun (fabric)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The dress is of silk.
Source: tatoeba (50153)
The gown is made of silk.
Source: tatoeba (50577)
This feels like silk.
Source: tatoeba (55920)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "silk"?
Closest matches include ag, alabaster, attorney general, billiard table, blubber.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "silk"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.