Alex names objects, like "walnut," "paper" and "corn".
Source: tatoeba (67117)
Walnut
/ˈwɔːlnʌt/
Synonyms for "walnut" (35 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (17)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: walnut tree, beige, brown, brunet, chocolate.
- Sentence evidence is available for walnut, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, 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 "walnut".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "walnut"
Keep "walnut" 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 "walnut" 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 "walnut", 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 "walnut" 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
10 entriesMore specific
6 entriesEnglish walnutblack walnutrich brownwalnut brownwalnut grainwalnut veneer
Collocations
12 entrieswalnut breadwalnut brownwalnut butterwalnut colorwalnut finishwalnut flourwalnut oilwalnut shellwalnut stainwalnut treewalnut veneerwalnut wood
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesTranslations
139 translations across 73 languages.
Adyghe
1 entries- дэ noun (tree)
Afrikaans
1 entries- okkerneutboom noun (tree)
Albanian
2 entries- arrishtë noun (wood)
- arrë noun (tree)
Armenian
1 entries- ընկուզենի noun (tree)
Aromanian
1 entries- nuc noun (tree)
Asturian
1 entries- nozal noun (tree)
Breton
2 entries- gwezenn-graoñ noun (tree)
- kraoñenn noun (tree)
Bulgarian
2 entries- орех noun (tree)
- орех noun (wood)
Catalan
2 entries- noguer noun (tree)
- noguera noun (tree)
Cherokee
1 entries- ᏎᏗ noun (tree)
Cheyenne
1 entries- otaesémenôtse noun (tree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 核桃树 noun (tree)
Crimean Tatar
1 entries- ceviz noun (tree)
Czech
2 entries- ořešák noun (tree)
- vlašský ořech noun (wood)
Dalmatian
1 entries- nochiera noun (tree)
Danish
3 entries- valnød noun (tree)
- valnøddetræ noun (tree)
- valnøddetræ noun (wood)
Dutch
2 entries- walnotenboom noun (tree)
- walnotenhout noun (wood)
Esperanto
2 entries- juglandarbo noun (tree)
- juglandujo noun (tree)
Estonian
2 entries- kreeka pähklipuu noun (tree)
- pähklipuu noun (wood)
Finnish
2 entries- pähkinäpuu noun (tree)
- pähkinäpuu noun (wood)
Fox
1 entries- mahkwipakâni noun (tree)
French
2 entries- noyer noun (tree)
- noyer noun (wood)
Galician
3 entries- concheiro noun (tree)
- nogueira noun (tree)
- nogueira noun (wood)
Georgian
1 entries- კაკალი noun (tree)
German
4 entries- Nussbaum noun (tree)
- Nussbaumholz noun (wood)
- Walnuss noun (tree)
- Walnussbaum noun (tree)
Gilaki
1 entries- آغوز دار noun (tree)
Greek
2 entries- καρυδιά noun (tree)
- καρυδιά noun (wood)
Hebrew
1 entries- אֱגוֹז noun (tree)
Hindi
1 entries- अखरोट noun (tree)
Hungarian
2 entries- diófa noun (tree)
- diófa noun (wood)
Ido
1 entries- nuciero noun (tree)
Irish
2 entries- adhmad gallchnó noun (wood)
- crann gallchnó noun (tree)
Italian
2 entries- noce noun (tree)
- noce noun (wood)
Japanese
2 entries- クルミの木 noun (tree)
- クルミ材 noun (wood)
Korean
1 entries- 호두나무 noun (tree)
Lakota
2 entries- gmahú noun (tree)
- čhaŋsápa noun (tree)
Latin
1 entries- iūglāns noun (tree)
Lombard
1 entries- nos noun (tree)
Low German
2 entries- Wallnööt noun (tree)
- Wallnöötboom noun (tree)
Macedonian
1 entries- орев noun (tree)
Malay
3 entries- jauzah noun (tree)
- pokok walnat noun (tree)
- walnat noun (tree)
Manx
1 entries- billey galchro noun (tree)
Mazanderani
1 entries- آغوز دار noun (tree)
Mohegan-Pequot
1 entries- wusqat noun (tree)
Norman
1 entries- nouoyi noun (tree)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- dargûz noun (tree)
- gûz noun (tree)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- valnøtt noun (tree)
- valnøtt noun (wood)
- valnøtt-tre noun (tree)
- valnøtt-tre noun (wood)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- valnòttre noun (tree)
- valnòttre noun (wood)
- valnøtt noun (tree)
- valnøtt noun (wood)
Occitan
1 entries- noguièr noun (tree)
Odia
1 entries- ଅଖରୋଟ noun (tree)
Polish
2 entries- orzech noun (wood)
- orzech włoski noun (tree)
Portuguese
2 entries- nogueira noun (tree)
- nogueira noun (wood)
Quechua
1 entries- tuqti noun (tree)
Romani
1 entries- akhorin noun (tree)
Romanian
2 entries- nuc noun (tree)
- nuc noun (wood)
Russian
2 entries- оре́х noun (tree)
- оре́х noun (wood)
Sardinian
1 entries- nughe noun (tree)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- crann ghall-chnò noun (tree)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- òrah noun (tree)
- òrah noun (wood)
- òrahovina noun (wood)
- орах noun (tree)
Slovene
1 entries- oreh noun (tree)
Spanish
4 entries- nogal noun (tree)
- nogal noun (wood)
- noguera noun (tree)
- tocte noun (tree)
Swahili
1 entries- mjozi noun (tree)
Swedish
4 entries- valnöt noun (tree)
- valnöt noun (wood)
- valnötsträ noun (wood)
- valnötsträd noun (tree)
Tagalog
1 entries- nogales noun (tree)
Tajik
1 entries- чормағз noun (tree)
Tibetan
4 entries- སྟར་ཁའི་ཤིང noun (tree)
- སྟར་ཁའི་ཤིང noun (wood)
- སྟར་ཤིང noun (tree)
- སྟར་ཤིང noun (wood)
Turkish
1 entries- ceviz noun (tree)
Ukrainian
4 entries- воло́ський горі́х noun (tree)
- горі́х noun (tree)
- горі́х noun (wood)
- гре́цький горі́х noun (tree)
Unami
1 entries- tùkwimënshi noun (tree)
Venetan
1 entries- nogara noun (tree)
Vietnamese
1 entries- óc chó noun (tree)
Walloon
4 entries- djaeyî noun (tree)
- djaeyî noun (wood)
- gaeyî noun (tree)
- gaeyî noun (wood)
Welsh
3 entries- coed collen Ffrengig noun (wood)
- collen Ffrengig noun (tree)
- pren collen Ffrengig noun (wood)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
An unbreakable walnut in Bern has taken several casualties: 17 nutcrackers, 29 teeth, and a hammer.
Source: tatoeba (792723)
He cracked the walnut with his teeth.
Source: tatoeba (2054011)
She cracked the walnut with her teeth.
Source: tatoeba (2054012)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "walnut"?
Closest matches include walnut tree, beige, brown, brunet, chocolate.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "walnut"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.