To record something, they used knotted cords made of the wool of the llama or alpaca.
Source: tatoeba (25205)
Wool
/wʊl/
Synonyms for "wool" (116 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: fleece, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, aralac.
- Sentence evidence is available for wool, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
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 "wool".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "wool"
Keep "wool" 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 "wool" 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 "wool", 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 "wool" 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
9 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 52 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἔριον noun (cloth or yarn)
Arabic
1 entries- صُوف noun (cloth or yarn)
Armenian
1 entries- բուրդ noun (cloth or yarn)
Asturian
1 entries- llana noun (cloth or yarn)
Basque
1 entries- ardile noun (cloth or yarn)
Belarusian
2 entries- во́ўна noun (cloth or yarn)
- пра́жа noun (cloth or yarn)
Breton
2 entries- gloanaj noun (cloth or yarn)
- gloanenn noun (cloth or yarn)
Bulgarian
2 entries- вълна́ noun (cloth or yarn)
- пре́жда noun (cloth or yarn)
Burmese
1 entries- သိုးမွေး noun (cloth or yarn)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 毛線 /毛线 noun (cloth or yarn)
- 羊毛 noun (cloth or yarn)
Czech
2 entries- příze noun (cloth or yarn)
- vlna noun (cloth or yarn)
Dutch
1 entries- wol noun (cloth or yarn)
Estonian
1 entries- vill noun (cloth or yarn)
Finnish
1 entries- villa noun (cloth or yarn)
French
1 entries- laine noun (cloth or yarn)
Georgian
2 entries- შალი noun (cloth or yarn)
- შალის ქსოვილი noun (cloth or yarn)
German
1 entries- Wolle noun (cloth or yarn)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍅𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌰 noun (cloth or yarn)
Greek
1 entries- μαλλί noun (cloth or yarn)
Hausa
1 entries- ulu noun (cloth or yarn)
Hindi
1 entries- ऊन noun (cloth or yarn)
Hungarian
1 entries- gyapjú noun (cloth or yarn)
Italian
1 entries- lana noun (cloth or yarn)
Japanese
1 entries- 羊毛 noun (cloth or yarn)
Khmer
1 entries- រោមចៀម noun (cloth or yarn)
Korean
2 entries- 양모 noun (cloth or yarn)
- 털실 noun (cloth or yarn)
Lao
1 entries- ຂົນສັດ noun (cloth or yarn)
Latvian
1 entries- dzija noun (cloth or yarn)
Lithuanian
1 entries- vilnonas noun (cloth or yarn)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- wałma noun (cloth or yarn)
Macedonian
2 entries- во́лница noun (cloth or yarn)
- пре́ѓа noun (cloth or yarn)
Mycenaean Greek
1 entries- 𐀔𐀪 noun (cloth or yarn)
Navajo
1 entries- aghaaʼ noun (cloth or yarn)
Norman
1 entries- laine noun (cloth or yarn)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- ull noun (cloth or yarn)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- ull noun (cloth or yarn)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- волна noun (cloth or yarn)
Polish
2 entries- przędza noun (cloth or yarn)
- wełna noun (cloth or yarn)
Portuguese
1 entries- lã noun (cloth or yarn)
Romanian
1 entries- lână noun (cloth or yarn)
Russian
2 entries- пря́жа noun (cloth or yarn)
- шерсть noun (cloth or yarn)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- clòimh noun (cloth or yarn)
- olann noun (cloth or yarn)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- predja noun (cloth or yarn)
- prtilica noun (cloth or yarn)
Slovak
2 entries- priadza noun (cloth or yarn)
- vlna noun (cloth or yarn)
Spanish
1 entries- lana noun (cloth or yarn)
Swedish
1 entries- ylle noun (cloth or yarn)
Telugu
1 entries- ఉన్ని noun (cloth or yarn)
Thai
2 entries- ผ้าขนสัตว์ noun (cloth or yarn)
- สักหลาด noun (cloth or yarn)
Ukrainian
2 entries- во́вна noun (cloth or yarn)
- пря́жа noun (cloth or yarn)
Urdu
1 entries- اُون noun (cloth or yarn)
Uyghur
1 entries- يۇڭ noun (cloth or yarn)
Vietnamese
1 entries- len noun (cloth or yarn)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
You cannot pull the wool over my eyes.
Source: tatoeba (25523)
Mr Brown is a wool merchant.
Source: tatoeba (34259)
Sheep provide us with wool.
Source: tatoeba (34763)
Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "wool"?
Closest matches include fleece, acetate rayon, alpaca, angora, aralac.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "wool"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.