Dictionary Only:
Profanity Off:

HORNETS Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word hornets. (opposite meanings)
Also try opposite words for..
hornet

Best Opposite Words For HORNETS

Expand?WordSave?Synonyms..UsageType
hive
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a teeming multitude

• a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees

• a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree

verb

• store, like bees

• move together in a hive or as if in a hive

• gather into a hive

swarm
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a moving crowd

• a group of many things in the air or on the ground

verb

• be teeming, be abuzz

• move in large numbers

bees
nounn
noun

• any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

• a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

bugs
nounn
noun

• general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

• a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

• a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly

• insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis

• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

verb

• annoy persistently

• tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information

insects
nounn
noun

• small air-breathing arthropod

• a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect

pests
nounn
noun

• a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

• any epidemic disease with a high death rate

• a persistently annoying person

• any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.

stingers
nounn
noun

• a portable low altitude surface-to-air missile system using infrared guidance and an impact fuse; fired from the shoulder

• a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a sharp organ of offense or defense (as of a wasp or stingray or scorpion) often connected with a poison gland

• a sharp stinging blow

wasps
nounn
noun

• social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

• a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination

Alternatives for HIVE

Alternatives for SWARM

Alternatives for BUGS

Alternatives for INSECTS

Alternatives for PESTS

Alternatives for STINGERS

WordDB Icon
WordDB
United Kingdom
Download the WordDB app directly on your home screen for instant access. No App Store necessary, less than 1MB storage, always up-to-date and secure.
1.
Tap on share button
2.
Tap on Add To Home Screenadd button
3.
Find WordDB App Icon on your home screen