maggot

The word “maggot” has 2 syllables: mag-got

It's pronounced as /ˈmæɡət/


What is synonym and antonym for maggot?

In the thesaurus, “maggot” has 34 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for maggot along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for maggot

Meanings of maggot

  • noun
    1. A soft, legless larva of a fly or other dipterous insect, that often eats decomposing organic matter.
    2. A worthless person.
    3. A whimsy or fancy.
    4. A fan of the American metal band Slipknot.

Example Sentences

  • The sight of a maggot squirming in the garbage bin made Sarah feel queasy.
  • The biologist studied the life cycle of the maggot as part of her research on decomposition.
  • Maggots are often used in forensic investigations to estimate the time of death.
  • The farmer discovered maggots infesting the spoiled fruit in the orchard.
  • Joe accidentally left a piece of meat out for too long, attracting flies and subsequently, maggots.

On this page you'll find 34 synonyms or another words to maggot, such as: bee, brainstorm, bug, caprice, capriciousness, conceit, concept.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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abhorred

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  • hateable
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  • maggot
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  • antagonist
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baddy

  • antagonist
  • antihero
  • assassin
  • bad actor
  • bad egg
  • bad guy
  • bad news
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  • baddie
  • bandit
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  • bravo
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  • caitiff
  • cheat
  • con
  • convict
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  • crook
  • culprit
  • cutthroat
  • dastard
  • desperado
  • devil
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  • evildoer
  • felon
  • fiend
  • gangster
  • good-for-nothing
  • goon
  • gunman
  • heavy
  • heel
  • hoodlum
  • hooligan
  • hound
  • imp
  • incorrigible
  • jailbird
  • knave
  • lawbreaker
  • libertine
  • loser
  • lowlife
  • maggot
  • malefactor
  • meanie
  • meany
  • mischief-maker
  • mischiefmaker
  • miscreant
  • monster
  • nazi
  • no-good
  • offender
  • outlaw
  • perp
  • perpetrator
  • racketeer
  • rapscallion
  • rascal
  • reprobate
  • robber
  • rogue
  • rough
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • savage
  • scalawag
  • scallywag
  • scamp
  • scapegrace
  • scoundrel
  • serpent
  • sinner
  • snake
  • stinker
  • thief
  • thug
  • tough
  • transgressor
  • trash
  • trespasser
  • vagabond
  • varlet
  • villain
  • villainess
  • viper
  • wretch
  • wrongdoer

fancies

  • Shangri-las
  • admires
  • adores
  • appetites
  • appreciates
  • approve
  • be attracted to
  • be captivated by
  • be enamored of
  • be in love with
  • be inclined to think
  • bees
  • believe
  • bents
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  • big eyes
  • brainchildren
  • brainstorms
  • caprice
  • caprices
  • care for
  • castles in Spain
  • castles in the air
  • cherishes
  • chimera
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  • cloud-cuckoo-lands
  • cloudlands
  • conceit
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  • concoctions
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  • contemplates
  • contrariness
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  • crave
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  • delusion
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  • desire
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  • fabricates
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  • has a soft spot for
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  • humor
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  • idea
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  • illusion
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  • image
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  • inclination
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  • irrationality
  • is partial to
  • itch
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  • leanings
  • like
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  • long for
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  • love affairs
  • loves
  • lust after
  • mad for
  • maggots
  • make up
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  • manufactures
  • meditates
  • megrims
  • mind
  • mirage
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  • muses
  • nightmare
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  • nonentities
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  • palates
  • partialities
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  • passions
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  • phantom
  • picture
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  • plans
  • pleasure
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  • take a liking to
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  • vagaries
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  • values
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  • weakness for
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  • whim
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  • wild for
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fancifulness

  • bee
  • brainstorm
  • caprice
  • capriciousness
  • conceit
  • concept
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  • crank
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  • freak
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  • humor
  • image
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  • kink
  • maggot
  • megrim
  • notion
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  • picture
  • playfulness
  • thought
  • vagary
  • vagrancy
  • whim
  • whimsey
  • whimsicality
  • whimsically
  • whimsy

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