He is no longer a city dweller who has even once in his life caught a ruff or seen how, on clear and cool autumn days, flocks of migrating thrushes drift over a village. Until his death he will be drawn to freedom.
Source: tatoeba (5860257)
Thrushes
/ˈθɹʌʃəz/
Synonyms for "thrushes" (5 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: candidal infection, mouth yeast infection, oral candidiasis, songbirds, turdids.
- Sentence evidence is available for thrushes, 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 "thrushes".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "thrushes"
Keep "thrushes" 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 "thrushes" 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 "thrushes", 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 "thrushes" 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
4 entriesMore specific
6 entriesesophageal candidiasishermit thrushmistle thrushoral candidiasissong thrushwood thrush
Collocations
6 entrieshermit thrushmistle thrushsong thrushthrush habitatthrush migrationwood thrush
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
The thrushes come to our country in winter.
Source: tatoeba (7336569)
"It was an exciting moment when the penny dropped, and we realized that the two different song types from plain-backed thrushes that we first heard in northeast India in 2009, and which were associated with different habitats at different elevations, were given by two different species," said Per Alstrom of Uppsala University, who led the team.
Source: tatoeba (11502448)
The thrushes are largely insectivorous, and also are fond of spiders, myriapods, sowbugs, snails, and angleworms. The vegetable portion of their diet consists mostly of berries and other small fruits. As a family thrushes can not be called clean feeders, for the food eaten often contains a considerable proportion of such matter as dead leaves, stems, and other parts of more or less decayed vegetation.
Source: tatoeba (12193760)
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "thrushes"?
Closest matches include candidal infection, mouth yeast infection, oral candidiasis, songbirds, turdids.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "thrushes"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.