The Government seems intent upon silencing an organization which has done so much to raise awareness of the human rights situation in Sudan.
Source: tatoeba (327759)
Sudan
/suːˈdɑːn/
Synonyms for "sudan" (7 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: country, fodder grass, forage grass, geopolitical entity, nation.
- Sentence evidence is available for sudan, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss.
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 "sudan".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "sudan"
Keep "sudan" 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 "sudan" 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 "sudan", 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 "sudan" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
Translations
104 translations across 95 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Soedan name (Republic of Sudan)
Albanian
2 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
- Sudani name (Republic of Sudan)
Amharic
1 entries- ሱዳን name (Republic of Sudan)
Arabic
1 entries- السُّودَان name (Republic of Sudan)
Armenian
1 entries- Սուդան name (Republic of Sudan)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܣܘܼܕܵܢ name (Republic of Sudan)
Asturian
1 entries- Sudán name (Republic of Sudan)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Belarusian
1 entries- Суда́н name (Republic of Sudan)
Bengali
1 entries- সুদান name (Republic of Sudan)
Breton
1 entries- Soudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Суда́н name (Republic of Sudan)
Burmese
1 entries- ဆူဒန် name (Republic of Sudan)
Catalan
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏑᏕᏂ name (Republic of Sudan)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 蘇丹 /苏丹 name (Republic of Sudan)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 蘇丹 /苏丹 name (Republic of Sudan)
Czech
1 entries- Súdán name (Republic of Sudan)
Danish
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Dari
1 entries- سُودَان name (Republic of Sudan)
Dhivehi
1 entries- ސޫދާން name (Republic of Sudan)
Dinka
1 entries- Thudän name (Republic of Sudan)
Dutch
2 entries- Soedan name (Republic of Sudan)
- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Esperanto
1 entries- Sudano name (Republic of Sudan)
Estonian
1 entries- Sudaan name (Republic of Sudan)
Finnish
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
French
1 entries- Soudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Georgian
1 entries- სუდანი name (Republic of Sudan)
German
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Greek
1 entries- Σουδάν name (Republic of Sudan)
Gujarati
1 entries- સુદાન name (Republic of Sudan)
Hausa
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Hebrew
1 entries- סוּדָן name (Republic of Sudan)
Hindi
2 entries- सुदान name (Republic of Sudan)
- सूडान name (Republic of Sudan)
Hungarian
1 entries- Szudán name (Republic of Sudan)
Icelandic
1 entries- Súdan name (Republic of Sudan)
Indonesian
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Interlingua
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Iranian Persian
1 entries- سودان name (Republic of Sudan)
Irish
1 entries- An tSúdáin name (Republic of Sudan)
Italian
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Japanese
1 entries- スーダン name (Republic of Sudan)
Kalenjin
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Kamba
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Kazakh
1 entries- Судан name (Republic of Sudan)
Khmer
1 entries- ស៊ូដង់ name (Republic of Sudan)
Kikuyu
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Korean
1 entries- 수단 name (Republic of Sudan)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- Судан name (Republic of Sudan)
Lao
3 entries- ຊູດັງ name (Republic of Sudan)
- ຊູດານ name (Republic of Sudan)
- ສູດັງ name (Republic of Sudan)
Latvian
1 entries- Sudāna name (Republic of Sudan)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Sudanas name (Republic of Sudan)
Luhya
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Luo
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Macedonian
1 entries- Судан name (Republic of Sudan)
Malay
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Maltese
1 entries- Is-Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Marathi
1 entries- सुदान name (Republic of Sudan)
Meru
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Mongolian
1 entries- Судан name (Republic of Sudan)
Māori
1 entries- Hūtāne name (Republic of Sudan)
Navajo
1 entries- Soodą́ą name (Republic of Sudan)
Norman
1 entries- Soudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- سودان name (Republic of Sudan)
Pashto
1 entries- سوډان name (Republic of Sudan)
Polish
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Portuguese
1 entries- Sudão name (Republic of Sudan)
Romanian
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Russian
1 entries- Суда́н name (Republic of Sudan)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- Sùdān name (Republic of Sudan)
- Су̀да̄н name (Republic of Sudan)
Sinhalese
1 entries- සූඩානය name (Republic of Sudan)
Slovak
1 entries- Sudán name (Republic of Sudan)
Slovene
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Spanish
1 entries- Sudán name (Republic of Sudan)
Swahili
2 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
- Sudani name (Republic of Sudan)
Swedish
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Tagalog
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Tajik
1 entries- Судон name (Republic of Sudan)
Tamil
1 entries- சூடான் name (Republic of Sudan)
Tatar
1 entries- Судан name (Republic of Sudan)
Thai
1 entries- ซูดาน name (Republic of Sudan)
Tibetan
1 entries- སུའུ་ཏན། name (Republic of Sudan)
Tigrinya
1 entries- ሱዳን name (Republic of Sudan)
Turkish
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Turkmen
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Ukrainian
1 entries- Суда́н name (Republic of Sudan)
Urdu
2 entries- سُودان name (Republic of Sudan)
- سُوڈان name (Republic of Sudan)
Uyghur
1 entries- سۇدان name (Republic of Sudan)
Uzbek
1 entries- Sudan name (Republic of Sudan)
Vietnamese
1 entries- Xu-đăng name (Republic of Sudan)
Welsh
2 entries- Siwdan name (Republic of Sudan)
- Swdan name (Republic of Sudan)
Yiddish
1 entries- סודאַן name (Republic of Sudan)
Yoruba
1 entries- Sùdáànì name (Republic of Sudan)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Polish archaeologists are conducting scientific studies in Sudan.
Source: tatoeba (1491647)
Fadil headed south to Sudan.
Source: tatoeba (5838751)
Stephen O'Brien, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, has said that more than 20 million people faced the threat of starvation and famine in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria.
Source: tatoeba (6285722)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "sudan"?
Closest matches include country, fodder grass, forage grass, geopolitical entity, nation.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "sudan"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.