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Synonyms for bumbershoot

Most common

umbrella

All synonyms

Noun

umbrella, brolly informal AU NZ IE, gamp dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An umbrella.

    It smells like rain. Perhaps we should take along a bumbershoot.

Forms

Plural
bumbershoots → umbrellas, brollies, gamps…

Example sentences

  • umbrella It was wise of you to take your umbrella with you.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
bumbershootsteady
umbrellarising

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

By length

4 letters
gamp1
6 letters
brolly2
8 letters
umbrella3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (brolly2 = 2 syllables).