PARIAH DOG Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the phrase pariah dog. (close relations)
Definition of PARIAH DOG
Best Alternative Words for PARIAH DOG
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castaway | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) • a shipwrecked person | ||||||||
cur | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inferior dog or one of mixed breed • a cowardly or contemptible person | ||||||||
feral | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • wild and menacing | ||||||||
mongrel | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin • an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | ||||||||
mutt | nounn | |||||||
noun • an inferior dog or one of mixed breed | ||||||||
outcast | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is rejected (from society or home) adjective satellite • excluded from a society | ||||||||
stray | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal) adjective satellite • not close together in time • (of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home verb • move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment • wander from a direct course or at random • lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking | ||||||||
pie-dog | nounn | |||||||
noun • ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India | ||||||||
pye-dog | nounn | |||||||
noun • ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India |