Synonyms for goat

Most common

stooge · billy goat · whipping boy · scapegoat

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any ruminant of the genus Capra.

Related words

Word family

goatee goaten goat-fish goatfuck goatgrass goatherd goatherder goatish

Phrases

goat rope act the goat billy goat goat cheese goat rodeo goat's milk cheese nanny goat sea goat

Forms

Plural

goats → butts, stooges, scapegoats, bucks…

Example sentences

• stooge The Palestinians think he's an Israeli stooge.
• scapegoat Sami selected Layla to be the scapegoat.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

butt¹, fool¹, buck¹

6 letters

stooge¹

9 letters

scapegoat²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scapegoat² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

chèvre

Italiano

capra

Español

cabra