Synonyms for hippo
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Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Hippopotamus
Definitions
- n. 1
An overweight or obese person.
- n. 2
An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.
Related words
- Word family
- hippolike
- Phrases
- velvet hippo pygmy hippo
Forms
- Plural
- hippos → whales, fatties, fatsos, fat-asses…
Example sentences
- whale The whale shark is the largest shark in the world.
- hippopotamus Who is stronger, the hippopotamus or the elephant?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| hippo | rising | |
| whale | steady | |
| hippopotamus | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- whale1, fatty2, fatso
- 12 letters
- hippopotamus5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fatty2 = 2 syllables).