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Synonyms for puppet

  • noun

Most common

creature doll sock puppet marionette

All synonyms

Noun

1. Creature — A person, country, etc, controlled by another

creature, sport formal, monkey slang

Other

marionette, sock puppet, tool, doll, machine

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

Related words

Word family
puppeteer puppy
Phrases
puppet state puppet government sock puppet glove puppet hand puppet puppet regime puppet master

Forms

Plural
puppets → creatures, sports, monkeys, marionettes…

Example sentences

  • creature I respect the praying mantis as a living creature!
  • doll She wanted a doll for Christmas in the worst way.
  • marionette I thought of making myself a beautiful wooden marionette.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
puppetsteady
creaturerising
dollrising
marionetterising

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

By length

4 letters
tool1, doll1
5 letters
sport1
6 letters
monkey2
7 letters
machine2
8 letters
creature2
10 letters
marionette

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (monkey2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
marionnette
Italiano
burattino
Deutsch
Marionette