quack

The word “quack” has 1 syllable: quack.

It's pronounced as /kwæk/.


What is synonym and antonym for quack?

In the thesaurus, “quack” has 12 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quack along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quack

  • charlatan
  • deceiver
  • fake
  • faker
  • fraud
  • imposter
  • impostor
  • misleader
  • mountebank
  • phoney
  • pretender
  • sham

Antonyms for quack

  • ace
  • adept
  • authority
  • expert
  • maestro
  • master
  • past master
  • professional
  • virtuoso
  • whiz
  • wizard

Meanings of quack

  • noun
    1. The sound made by a duck.
    2. A fraudulent healer or incompetent professional; especially, a doctor of medicine who makes false diagnoses or inappropriate treatment; an impostor who claims to have qualifications to practice medicine.
    3. A charlatan.
    4. A doctor.
  • verb
    1. To make a noise like a duck.
    2. To practice or commit quackery (fraudulent medicine).
    3. To make vain and loud pretensions.
  • adjective
    1. Falsely presented as having medicinal powers.

Example Sentences

  • The pond echoed with the cheerful quack of ducks.
  • Startled by a sudden noise, the timid duck let out a loud quack.
  • The old farm had a charming ambiance with the constant quack of its resident ducks.
  • The mischievous kids giggled as they imitated the comical quack of ducks.
  • In the serene countryside, the only sound breaking the silence was the occasional quack of waterfowl.

On this page you'll find 23 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quack, such as: ace, adept, authority, charlatan, deceiver, expert, fake.

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

Related Words

fakir

  • charlatan
  • cheat
  • deceiver
  • dodger
  • fake
  • faker
  • fraud
  • imposter
  • impostor
  • misleader
  • mountebank
  • pretender
  • quack
  • sham
  • shark

gamesman

  • adventurer
  • bluffer
  • charlatan
  • faker
  • fox
  • imposter
  • impostor
  • knave
  • mountebank
  • phoney
  • prankster
  • pretender
  • quack
  • rascal
  • rogue
  • smoothie

gamesmen

  • adventurers
  • charlatans
  • double-dealers
  • fakers
  • fast-talkers
  • fox
  • foxes
  • humbugs
  • imposters
  • impostors
  • knaves
  • mountebanks
  • phoneys
  • pranksters
  • pretenders
  • quacks
  • quacksalvers
  • rascals
  • rogues

neigh

  • bark
  • bay
  • bellow
  • blat
  • bleat
  • bray
  • cackle
  • calling
  • caterwaul
  • caw
  • cheep
  • chirp
  • cluck
  • coo
  • crake
  • croak
  • crow
  • grunt
  • honk
  • hoot
  • howl
  • low
  • meow
  • mew
  • miaow
  • moo
  • nicker
  • oink
  • peep
  • quack
  • roar
  • screech
  • squall
  • squawk
  • squeak
  • squeal
  • trumpet
  • whinny
  • yap
  • yelp
  • yip
  • yowl

neighs

  • barks
  • bays
  • bellows
  • blats
  • bleats
  • brays
  • cackles
  • caterwauls
  • caws
  • cheeps
  • chirps
  • clucks
  • coos
  • crakes
  • croaks
  • crows
  • grunts
  • honks
  • hoots
  • howls
  • meows
  • mews
  • miaows
  • moos
  • oinks
  • peeps
  • quacks
  • roars
  • screeches
  • squalls
  • squawks
  • squeaks
  • squeals
  • trumpets
  • whinnies
  • yaps
  • yelps
  • yips
  • yowls

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