When I was your age, I knew Virgil and all the others by heart.
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Virgil
/ˈvɝdʒɪl/
Synonyms for "virgil" (6 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: latin name, latin poet, slash, vergil, vergilius.
- Sentence evidence is available for virgil, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from 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 "virgil".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "virgil"
Keep "virgil" 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 "virgil" 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 "virgil", 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 "virgil" 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
4 entriesLatin given nameLatin poetepic poetmasculine name
Collocations
5 entriesRoman poet VirgilVirgil the poetVirgil's AeneidVirgilian influenceearly Virgil scholarship
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
44 translations across 37 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
Albanian
1 entries- Vergili name (Roman writer)
Arabic
2 entries- فَرْقِيلَش name (Roman writer)
- فِرْجِيل name (Roman writer)
Aragonese
1 entries- Virchilio name (Roman writer)
Armenian
2 entries- Վերգիլիոս name (Roman writer)
- Վիրգիլիոս name (Roman writer)
Asturian
1 entries- Virxiliu name (Roman writer)
Bulgarian
1 entries- Верги́лий name (Roman writer)
Catalan
1 entries- Virgili name (Roman writer)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 维吉尔 name (Roman writer)
Dutch
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
Esperanto
2 entries- Vergilio name (Roman writer)
- Virgilio name (Roman writer)
Finnish
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
French
1 entries- Virgile name (Roman writer)
Galician
1 entries- Virxilio name (Roman writer)
German
1 entries- Vergil name (Roman writer)
Greek
2 entries- Βεργίλιος name (Roman writer)
- Βιργίλιος name (Roman writer)
Hungarian
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
Icelandic
1 entries- Virgill name (Roman writer)
Indonesian
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
Italian
1 entries- Virgilio name (Roman writer)
Japanese
1 entries- ウェルギリウス name (Roman writer)
Latin
2 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
- Virgilius name (Roman writer)
Latvian
1 entries- Vergilijs name (Roman writer)
Lithuanian
1 entries- Vergilijus name (Roman writer)
Malay
1 entries- Vergil name (Roman writer)
Middle English
1 entries- Vyrgyle name (Roman writer)
Middle French
1 entries- Vergile name (Roman writer)
Polish
1 entries- Wergiliusz name (Roman writer)
Portuguese
1 entries- Virgílio name (Roman writer)
Romanian
1 entries- Virgiliu name (Roman writer)
Russian
1 entries- Верги́лий name (Roman writer)
Slovene
1 entries- Vergilij name (Roman writer)
Spanish
1 entries- Virgilio name (Roman writer)
Swedish
1 entries- Vergilius name (Roman writer)
Ukrainian
2 entries- Вергі́лій name (Roman writer)
- Верґі́лій name (Roman writer)
Welsh
1 entries- Fferyll name (Roman writer)
Yiddish
2 entries- ווירגיל name (Roman writer)
- ווערגיל name (Roman writer)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
On January 27, 1967, the cockpit of Apollo 1 caught fire during a practice countdown. United States astronauts Edward White II, Virgil Grissom, and Roger Chaffee died in the fire.
Source: tatoeba (3958031)
At your age, I knew Virgil and company by heart.
Source: tatoeba (8261261)
I compare Virgil to Homer.
Source: tatoeba (9921691)
Showing 4 of 12 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "virgil"?
Closest matches include latin name, latin poet, slash, vergil, vergilius.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "virgil"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.