Sphinx

/ˈsfɪŋks/

Synonyms for "sphinx" (20 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (4)

Noun(2 words)
egyptian statueenigmatic person

Strong matches (6)

Noun(3 words)
legendary guardianmonumental sculpturemystery figure
loch ness monstermedusamonster

Related words (10)

Noun(6 words)
mythical creaturepuzzle makerriddle guardiansphinxesspinxstone monument
mythical monstersogretrollunicorn

Related word relations

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

5 relation types

More general

10 entries
actorartifactdoerfiguremonumentmythical creaturemythical monsterpersonstatueworker

More specific

5 entries
Giza SphinxGreat SphinxTheban Sphinxenigmatic leadermystery figure

Collocations

6 entries
Egyptian sphinxGreat SphinxSphinx of Gizasphinx riddlesphinx statuestone sphinx

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The Sphinx howled with rage.

Source: tatoeba (22286)

The Sphinx began to walk around him.

Source: tatoeba (51819)

The Sphinx had eaten hundreds of people on their way to the city of Thebes, because they could not answer the riddle the cunning Sphinx had asked them.

Source: tatoeba (51820)

This terrible monster was the Sphinx.

Source: tatoeba (59682)

Showing 4 of 22 available sentences.

More for "sphinx"