Synonyms for declaw

Most common

nerf · defang · unfang

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on.

Related words

Word family

declawing

Forms

Past participle

declawed
e.g. declawed → nerfed, defanged, unfanged…

Example sentences

• nerf Bruno shot a Nerf gun at Isabella.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

nerf

6 letters

defang, unfang