Synonyms for beldam

Most common

witch · fury · hag · vixen

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

grandfather, belsire, belchild

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An old woman, particularly an ugly one.

Related words

Other spellings

beldame

Forms

Plural

beldams → hags, witches, furies, vixens…

Example sentences

• witch If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
• fury It was time for the Numidians to vent their fury.
• hag One day I, too, would like to be a mean old hag.
• vixen A vixen lives in our garden with her five puppies.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

hag¹

4 letters

fury², jade¹

5 letters

witch¹, vixen², shrew, crone¹

6 letters

virago³

7 letters

jezebel

8 letters

harridan

9 letters

termagant

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury² = 2 syllables).