Synonyms for bald

Most common

naked · bare · denuded · denudate · bald-headed · hairless · bare-faced

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

hairy, haired, gray-haired

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

2. adj. 2

   Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers. Having little or no hair on the head, or having a large area of bare scalp on top of the head.

   a bald man with a moustache

3. adj. 3

   Of animals, having areas (of fur or plumage) that are colored white, especially on the head.

Related words

Word family

bald-faced baldhead bald-headed baldie baldish baldness baldpate baldy

Phrases

bald cypress bald eagle bald cap bald patch bald person bald spot bald wig bald erne

Example sentences

• naked What's wrong with running around your house naked?
• bare I saw my uncle kill a scorpion with his bare hand.
• hairless Tom's head is completely hairless due to an illness.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

raw¹

4 letters

open², bare¹, dull¹

5 letters

naked², overt²

6 letters

stupid², smooth¹, polled¹

7 letters

prosaic³, denuded³

8 letters

hairless², glabrous, denudate

9 letters

unadorned³

11 letters

unvarnished³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

chauve

Italiano

calvo

Español

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