Synonyms for goose

Most common

cuckoo · goof · zany · fathead · turkey · gosling · gander

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and which are generally bigger than ducks.

   There is a flock of geese on the pond.

Related words

Word family

goosander gooseberry goosefish goose-flesher goosefoot goosegog gooseherd gooseling

Phrases

goose egg brent goose goose bump goose grass goose pimple goose skin solan goose white-fronted goose

Is a kind of

waterfowl

Forms

Plural

gooses → jack-asses, cuckoos, fools, goofs…

Example sentences

• cuckoo A cuckoo bee killed and replaced this hive's queen.
• goof It's too easy for me to goof off when I'm at my computer.
• zany He always had a zany sense of humor.
• turkey What do you think of emerging markets like Turkey?
• gosling The cat pounced on the stray gosling.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

fool¹, twat¹, goof¹, zany², bozo²

5 letters

dunce

6 letters

turkey², cuckoo², gander², swoose

7 letters

gosling, roaster², fathead

8 letters

goofball

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (zany² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

oie

Italiano

oca

Español

ganso