The English love the unicorn as much as they love the lion.
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Unicorn
/ˈjuː.nɪ.kɔːn/
Synonyms for "unicorn" (164 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (49)
Related words (82)
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Noun(6 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent.
- Sentence evidence is available for unicorn, 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 "unicorn".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "unicorn"
Keep "unicorn" 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 "unicorn" 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 "unicorn", 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 "unicorn" 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
6 entriesMore specific
2 entriesalicornbusiness unicorn
Collocations
6 entrieshorned horselegendary creaturemythical creatureunicorn hornunicorn talewhite unicorn
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
112 translations across 88 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- eenhoring noun (mythical beast)
Albanian
2 entries- briqen noun (mythical beast)
- njëbrirësh noun (mythical beast)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μονόκερως noun (mythical beast)
Arabic
3 entries- أُحَادِيُّ القَرْن noun (mythical beast)
- حَرِيش noun (mythical beast)
- يُونِيكُورْن noun (mythical beast)
Armenian
1 entries- միեղջյուր noun (mythical beast)
Asturian
1 entries- unicorniu noun (mythical beast)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- təkbuynuz noun (mythical beast)
Bashkir
1 entries- һыңармөгөҙ noun (mythical beast)
Basque
1 entries- adarbakar noun (mythical beast)
Belarusian
1 entries- аднаро́г noun (mythical beast)
Breton
1 entries- unkorneg noun (mythical beast)
Bulgarian
2 entries- едноро́г noun (mythical beast)
- иноро́г noun (mythical beast)
Catalan
1 entries- unicorn noun (mythical beast)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏐᏈᎵ ᎤᏟᎩ noun (mythical beast)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 獨角獸 /独角兽 noun (mythical beast)
Czech
1 entries- jednorožec noun (mythical beast)
Danish
1 entries- enhjørning noun (mythical beast)
Dutch
1 entries- eenhoorn noun (mythical beast)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- иктӱкан noun (mythical beast)
Esperanto
1 entries- unukornulo noun (mythical beast)
Estonian
1 entries- ükssarvik noun (mythical beast)
Faroese
1 entries- einhyrningur noun (mythical beast)
Finnish
1 entries- yksisarvinen noun (mythical beast)
French
1 entries- licorne noun (mythical beast)
Galician
1 entries- unicornio noun (mythical beast)
Georgian
1 entries- მარტორქა noun (mythical beast)
German
1 entries- Einhorn noun (mythical beast)
Greek
1 entries- μονόκερως noun (mythical beast)
Greenlandic
2 entries- enhjørningi noun (mythical beast)
- tuugaalik noun (mythical beast)
Hebrew
1 entries- חַד־קֶרֶן noun (mythical beast)
Hindi
1 entries- इकसिंगा noun (mythical beast)
Hungarian
2 entries- egyszarvú noun (mythical beast)
- unikornis noun (mythical beast)
Icelandic
1 entries- einhyrningur noun (mythical beast)
Ido
1 entries- unikorno noun (mythical beast)
Indonesian
2 entries- kuda bertanduk noun (mythical beast)
- unikorn noun (mythical beast)
Irish
1 entries- aonbheannach noun (mythical beast)
Italian
2 entries- liocorno noun (mythical beast)
- unicorno noun (mythical beast)
Japanese
4 entries- ユニコーン noun (mythical beast)
- 一角獣 noun (mythical beast)
- 一角馬 noun (mythical beast)
- 麒麟 noun (mythical beast)
Javanese
1 entries- unikorn noun (mythical beast)
Kazakh
1 entries- жалғыз мүйіз noun (mythical beast)
Khmer
1 entries- សេះស្នែងមួយ noun (mythical beast)
Korean
2 entries- 유니콘 noun (mythical beast)
- 일각수 noun (mythical beast)
Latin
1 entries- ūnicornis noun (mythical beast)
Latvian
1 entries- vienradzis noun (mythical beast)
Lithuanian
1 entries- vienaragis noun (mythical beast)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Eenhar noun (mythical beast)
Macedonian
1 entries- е́днорог noun (mythical beast)
Malay
3 entries- kuda sumbu noun (mythical beast)
- rusa senggerek noun (mythical beast)
- unikorn noun (mythical beast)
Maltese
1 entries- unikorn noun (mythical beast)
Manchu
1 entries- ᡠᡳᡥᡝᡵᡳᠨ noun (mythical beast)
Manx
1 entries- un-eairkagh noun (mythical beast)
Marathi
1 entries- युनिकॉर्न noun (mythical beast)
Middle English
1 entries- unicorne noun (mythical beast)
Māori
1 entries- unikanga noun (mythical beast)
Navajo
1 entries- łį́į́ʼ bideeʼłáaʼii noun (mythical beast)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- enhjørning noun (mythical beast)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- einhyrning noun (mythical beast)
Ojibwe
1 entries- ningodeshkani noun (mythical beast)
Old English
1 entries- ānhorn noun (mythical beast)
Persian
1 entries- تکشاخ noun (mythical beast)
Polish
1 entries- jednorożec noun (mythical beast)
Portuguese
2 entries- licorne noun (mythical beast)
- unicórnio noun (mythical beast)
Romanian
3 entries- inorog noun (mythical beast)
- licorn noun (mythical beast)
- unicorn noun (mythical beast)
Romansch
1 entries- unicorn noun (mythical beast)
Russian
1 entries- единоро́г noun (mythical beast)
Scots
1 entries- unicorn noun (mythical beast)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- aon-adharcach noun (mythical beast)
- biast-na-sgrogaig noun (mythical beast)
- sròin-adharcach noun (mythical beast)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- jȅdnorog noun (mythical beast)
- је̏днорог noun (mythical beast)
Slovak
1 entries- jednorožec noun (mythical beast)
Slovene
2 entries- enorog noun (mythical beast)
- samorog noun (mythical beast)
Spanish
1 entries- unicornio noun (mythical beast)
Swahili
1 entries- farasi-pembemoja noun (mythical beast)
Swedish
1 entries- enhörning noun (mythical beast)
Tagalog
1 entries- unikornyo noun (mythical beast)
Tamil
1 entries- கொம்புக் குதிரை noun (mythical beast)
Tatar
1 entries- бермөгез noun (mythical beast)
Thai
1 entries- ยูนิคอร์น noun (mythical beast)
Turkish
3 entries- kilin noun (mythical beast)
- tek boynuzlu at noun (mythical beast)
- tekboynuz noun (mythical beast)
Ukrainian
1 entries- єдинорі́г noun (mythical beast)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- jednorohač noun (mythical beast)
Urdu
1 entries- ارنا گھوڑا noun (mythical beast)
Uzbek
1 entries- bir jinsli noun (mythical beast)
Vietnamese
1 entries- kì lân noun (mythical beast)
Volapük
2 entries- bahon noun (mythical beast)
- balhon noun (mythical beast)
Walloon
1 entries- licoine noun (mythical beast)
Welsh
1 entries- uncorn noun (mythical beast)
West-Frisian
1 entries- ienhoarn noun (mythical beast)
Yiddish
1 entries- איינהאָרן noun (mythical beast)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
The unicorn is a fabulous monster.
Source: tatoeba (540060)
Do you want to ride a unicorn to work? Because I do.
Source: tatoeba (572470)
Manny wants to be a unicorn so girls will ride him.
Source: tatoeba (831639)
Showing 4 of 27 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "unicorn"?
Closest matches include achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, argent.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "unicorn"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.