Synonyms for snail

Most common

dodman · hodmandod · slug · escargot · sluggard

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Any of very many animals (either hermaphroditic or nonhermaphroditic), of the class Gastropoda, having a coiled shell.

Related words

Word family

snailfish snailflower snailish snaillike

Phrases

snail bean snail fever snail vine cinnamon snail helmet snail violet snail snail-mail bonnet snail

Forms

Plural

snails → dodmans, hodmandods, slugs, escargots…

Example sentences

• slug He put a decent slug of spirits in his coffee.
• escargot Escargot doesn't sound very appetizing.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

slug¹

5 letters

drone¹

6 letters

dodman

8 letters

escargot³, sluggard

9 letters

hodmandod

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (escargot³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

escargot