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Synonyms for goth

Most common

barbarian peasant tyke boor emo rocker

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Barbarian

barbarian, peasant, tyke, boor, churl

2. Emo — A member of an alternative subculture based around rock music

emo, rocker, grebo, mosher slang UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A member of an alternative subculture based around rock music.

  2. n. 2

    A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.

    Philip has been into goth for many years, haven't you dear?

Related words

Word family
gothling gothness

Forms

Plural
goths → barbarians, peasants, tykes, boors…

Example sentences

  • peasant Yidir is a peasant who is well-known in his village.
  • barbarian My level 9 barbarian has been killed.
  • boor My grandpa describes a Karen as a boor.
  • vampire He works as a teacher, but actually he's a vampire.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gothrising
peasantfalling
barbarianrising
tykerising
boorsteady
vampirerising

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

By length

3 letters
emo2
4 letters
tyke1, boor1
5 letters
churl, grebo
6 letters
rocker2, mosher2
7 letters
vampire2, peasant2
9 letters
barbarian4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (emo2 = 2 syllables).