Synonyms for catamount

Most common

painter · panther · puma · cat-a-mountain · lynx

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A wild animal of the family Felidae, especially the cougar, mountain lion or puma (Puma concolor).

Related words

Word family

catawampus

Forms

Plural

catamounts → cougars, pumas, painters, panthers…

Example sentences

• painter A still life by a Dutch painter hangs in his room.
• panther Ziri said he spotted a panther in the national park.
• puma The slow blue puma slides under the diligent cat.
• lynx An Alaskan man awoke to find a lynx family on his deck.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

puma², lynx¹

6 letters

cougar²

7 letters

painter², panther²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puma² = 2 syllables).