Synonyms for turtle
ˈtɜr tltur·tle

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. turtleneck, turtle, polo-necknoun

   a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

   Synonyms:
   polo-neck, turtleneck

2. turtleverb

   any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

   Synonyms:
   turtleneck, polo-neck

3. capsize, turtle, turn turtleverb

   overturn accidentally

   "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!"

   Synonyms:
   turn turtle, capsize

4. turtleverb

   hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation

   Synonyms:
   turn turtle, capsize

Matched Categories

1. • Hunt
   • Jersey
   • Overturn
   • Sweater

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. turtlenoun

   Synonyms:
   turtle-dove

2. turtlenoun

   Synonyms:
   sea-tortoise, marine tortoise

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1. turtlenoun

   Synonyms:
   tortoise, terrapin

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "turtle":

   turtles, tortoise, tortue, blanding, stinkpot, spotted

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1. List of known nicknames for "Turtle":

   James Vincent

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How to use turtle in a sentence?

1. Matthias Egger:

   The problem is getting bigger and bigger by the minute, we see turtles that are entangled in ghost fishing nets. Sometimes it’s even just turtle carcasses. We see ingestion of plastic fragments. Then there’s also the pollutants – chemicals.

2. Fikiri Kiponda:

   Releasing the turtle back into the ocean is a very good feeling, you feel like you've done something tangible and I guess everybody would love to do that... So I guess it's unique work.

3. Pond Ali Hamadi:

   If the turtle is injured and bleeds it will attract sharks, but now they bring it to us.

4. Eric Sutton:

   The illegal trade of turtles is having a global impact on many turtle species and our ecosystems.

5. Frank Russo:

   We just found a package that contains GBL, which is a date rape drug, as you can see, the package includes sponges to make us think it's turtle wax car wash equipment.