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Synonyms for gallows

  • noun

Most common

hanging tree gibbet brace scaffold suspender

All synonyms

Noun

1. Gibbet — A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging

gibbet, hanging tree

Other

scaffold, brace, suspender

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A wooden framework on which persons are executed by hanging.

Related words

Word family
gallow
Phrases
gallows bird gallows tree gallows frame
Other spellings
gallus

Forms

Plural
gallowses → gibbets, scaffolds, braces, suspenders…

Example sentences

  • brace Yanni brought his mother a back brace from the UK.
  • scaffold Tom got down from the scaffold.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gallowsrising
gibbetrising
bracerising
scaffoldrising
suspenderrising

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

By length

5 letters
brace1
6 letters
gibbet
8 letters
scaffold2
9 letters
suspender3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scaffold2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
gibet
Español
horca