Synonyms for sheep
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Princeton's WordNet

1. sheepnoun

   woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

2. sheepnoun

   a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

3. sheepnoun

   a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

   "his students followed him like sheep"

Matched Categories

1. • Bovid
   • Follower
   • Simpleton

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1. yunanoun

   yuna the great derives from an old proverb from the yang dynasty about a sheep who is short but still thrives to be better than others, and eventually grows to a tall oak tree in old age.

   let's go yuna together. you are so yuna, yuna is short.

   Submitted by glai8300 on August 30, 2023  

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1. sheepnoun

   Synonyms:
   Ovis, Ovis aries, (male) ram, buck, (female) ewe, (young) lamb, eanling, (castrated ram) wether, (leader of the flock) bellwether, hoggerel, hogget

   Associated words:
   bleat, braxy, gid, mutton, flock, ovine, shepherd, shepherdess, cosset, raddle, yean, ean, lowbell, abigeat, sheepcote, fold

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1. List of paraphrases for "sheep":

   ovine, mouton, mutton, ewes, ewe, sheepmeat, lamb, sheeps, flock, flocks, rams

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How to use sheep in a sentence?

1. Proverb:

   It is madness for a sheep to talk of peace with a wolf.

2. Alfonso Guerrero:

   I am His sheep and he is my shepperd. I roamed and he let me. Then he called me. And he led me.

3. Eric MacLeish:

   There's no explanation, quite frankly, for an environment like St. George's School, which allowed these predators dressed up like sheep to prey like wolves on children at the school.

4. Kahlil Gibran, Essay on Robert Frost, quoted in N. Y.. Times: Obit-Editorial, April 1982:

   Yes, there is a Nirvanah; it is leading your sheep to a green pasture, and in putting your child to sleep, and in writing the last line of your poem.

5. John Wayne:

   A black sheep in the family, no doubt