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Synonyms for panther

Most common

puma leopard jaguar

All synonyms

Noun

1. Puma

puma, mountain lion US CA, painter, catamount dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.

Related words

Word family
pantherine pantherlike
Phrases
panther lily

Forms

Plural
panthers → pumas, painters, catamounts, jaguars…

Example sentences

  • puma The slow blue puma slides under the diligent cat.
  • leopard The leopard was starting to get tired of his spots.
  • jaguar The E-type Jaguar was an iconic sports car in the 1960s.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
pantherrising
pumarising
leopardrising
jaguarrising

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

By length

4 letters
puma2
6 letters
jaguar2
7 letters
painter2, leopard2
9 letters
catamount3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (puma2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
panthère
Italiano
pantera
Español
pantera
Deutsch
Panther