Synonyms for gudgeon
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Fish — A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot
fish, gull, dupe, pigeon, fool, monkey, sucker, mark, easy mark informal, fall guy informal, stooge, boob informal, victim, greenhorn, cull, chump informal, mug, cully, saphead, patsy, sap slang, schlemiel slang US
2. Goby — A small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia
goby, common gudgeon, wapper
Definitions
- n. 1
A small freshwater fish of species Gobio gobio, native to Eurasia.
- n. 2
A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot.
Related words
- Phrases
- gudgeon pin common gudgeon sea gudgeon
Forms
- Plural
- gudgeons → fishes, gulls, dupes, pigeons…
Example sentences
- fish Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
- gull A beautiful gull flies over the sea.
By length
- 3 letters
- mug1, sap1
- 4 letters
- mark1, fish1, fool1, axle2, boob1, gull1, cull1, dupe1, goby
- 5 letters
- brace1, patsy2, chump1, cully2
- 6 letters
- victim2, monkey2, pigeon2, sucker2, stooge1, wapper
- 7 letters
- saphead
- 9 letters
- greenhorn, schlemiel, mummichog
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (axle2 = 2 syllables).