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Synonyms for mongrel

Most common

mutt tyke bitsa dog cross-breed bastard mule

All synonyms

Noun

1. Mutt — anything of mixed kind. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds

mutt, tyke, bitzer informal UK AU NZ, bitsa, cur dated

Adjective

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Anything of mixed kind. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.

    That dog is a mongrel; who knows what breed it could be!

  2. adj. 1

    Of mixed breed, nature, or origin; of or like a mongrel.

    English spelling is often regarded as confusing and unpredictable due to the mongrel nature of that language.

Related words

Word family
mongrelhood mongrelize

Forms

Plural
mongrels → mutts, tykes, bitzers, bitsas…

Example sentences

  • mutt You’re going into orbit, you stupid mutt.
  • dog I used a photo of my dog for my desktop wallpaper.
  • bastard I'll give that bastard a taste of his own medicine.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mongrelsteady
muttrising
tykerising
dogrising

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

By length

3 letters
dog1, cur1
4 letters
mule1, mutt1, tyke1
5 letters
cross1, mixed1, bitsa
6 letters
hybrid2, bitzer2
7 letters
bastard2
9 letters
crossbred
13 letters
multicultural5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hybrid2 = 2 syllables).