Synonyms for throat
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Gullet — the gullet or windpipe
gullet, esophagus US, oesophagus UK, windpipe, trachea, weasand rare
2. Neck — A narrow opening in a vessel
Other
pharynx, station throat, fauces rare
Definitions
- n. 1
The gullet or windpipe.
As I swallowed I felt something strange in my throat.
- n. 2
A narrow opening in a vessel.
The water leaked out from the throat of the bottle.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- throats → gullets, esophagi, windpipes, tracheae…
Example sentences
- trachea In late 2018, my 72-year old dad was diagnosed with cancer of the trachea.
- windpipe I had a feather stuck in my windpipe.
- gullet The pelican opened its beak and let the fish slide down its gullet.
- neck Filling out all these forms is a pain in the neck.
- pharynx What's the difference between the pharynx and larynx?
By length
- 4 letters
- neck1
- 6 letters
- gullet2, fauces
- 7 letters
- trachea3, pharynx2, weasand
- 8 letters
- windpipe
- 9 letters
- esophagus4
- 10 letters
- bottleneck3, oesophagus
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gullet2 = 2 syllables).