Synonyms for hag
Most common
crone witch old lady old woman slime eel sucker bird cherry shearwater
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Crone
crone, witch, old lady, old woman, vixen, shrew, gargoyle, fury, bag, beldam, jezebel, virago, harridan, termagant, grimalkin, jade, hellcat
2. Slime eel — A hagfish; one of various eel-like fish of the family Myxinidae, allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial…
3. Bird cherry — the fruit of the hagberry, Prunus padus
4. Shearwater — A hagdon or shearwater; one of various sea birds of the genus Puffinus
shearwater, haglet, hagdon dated
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A hagfish; one of various eel-like fish of the family Myxinidae, allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial mouth, labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings.
- n. 2
A hagdon or shearwater; one of various sea birds of the genus Puffinus.
- n. 3
The fruit of the hagberry, Prunus padus.
- n. 4
A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; a female wizard.
Related words
- Word family
- hagged haglike hag-ridden hagsploitation
- Phrases
- night hag boo hag fag hag sea hag hag do
Forms
- Plural
- hags → crones, witches, vixens, shrews…
Example sentences
- witch If you're really a witch, where's your broomstick?
- vixen A vixen lives in our garden with her five puppies.
- crone Some triple goddesses have the forms maiden, mother, and crone.
- sucker As you might already know, I am a sucker for old books.
By length
- 3 letters
- bag1
- 4 letters
- fury2, jade1
- 5 letters
- witch1, vixen2, shrew, crone1, borer2
- 6 letters
- sucker2, virago3, beldam, haglet, hagdon
- 7 letters
- jezebel, hellcat, myxinid
- 8 letters
- caroline3, magician3, gargoyle2, harridan, hagberry
- 9 letters
- hackberry3, termagant, grimalkin
- 10 letters
- shearwater
- 11 letters
- sleepmarken
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury2 = 2 syllables).