vertebrate

The word “vertebrate” has 3 syllables: ver-te-brate

It's pronounced as /ˈvɜːrtəbrət/


What is synonym and antonym for vertebrate?

In the thesaurus, “vertebrate” has 19 synonyms and 1 antonym.

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


Synonyms for vertebrate

  • animal
  • beast
  • beastie
  • biped
  • blastie
  • brute
  • carnivore
  • creature
  • critter
  • domestic animal
  • feral
  • herbivore
  • insectivore
  • livestock
  • pet
  • quadruped
  • stock
  • varmint
  • vermin

Antonyms for vertebrate

  • invertebrate

Meanings of vertebrate

  • noun
    1. An animal having a backbone.
  • adjective
    1. Having a backbone.

Example Sentences

  • A fish is an example of a vertebrate animal.
  • The presence of a spinal column defines a vertebrate.
  • Scientists classified the newly discovered species as a vertebrate.
  • Birds, mammals, and reptiles all belong to the vertebrate group.
  • The museum exhibit displayed fossils of a prehistoric vertebrate.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vertebrate, such as: animal, beast, beastie, biped, blastie, brute, carnivore.

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

Related Words

quadruped

  • animal
  • beast
  • beastie
  • biped
  • blastie
  • body
  • brute
  • carnivore
  • creation
  • creature
  • critter
  • domestic animal
  • fellow
  • feral
  • herbivore
  • individual
  • insectivore
  • invertebrate
  • livestock
  • living being
  • living thing
  • lower animal
  • mammal
  • man
  • mortal
  • party
  • person
  • personage
  • pet
  • soul
  • stock
  • varmint
  • vermin
  • vertebrate
  • wild animal
  • woman

varmint

  • Neanderthal
  • airhead
  • animal
  • barbarian
  • bastard
  • beast
  • beastie
  • beggar
  • being
  • birdbrain
  • black sheep
  • blackguard
  • bleeder
  • blighter
  • blockhead
  • body
  • booby
  • boor
  • bounder
  • brat
  • brute
  • bugger
  • bully
  • bum
  • buzzard
  • cad
  • cardsharp
  • caveman
  • charlatan
  • cheat
  • chuff
  • churl
  • clown
  • creation
  • creature
  • creep
  • cretin
  • critter
  • crud
  • crumb
  • cur
  • delinquent
  • devil
  • dink
  • dirtbag
  • disgrace
  • dog
  • dolt
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • dweeb
  • fellow
  • felon
  • fink
  • fool
  • fraud
  • good-for-nothing
  • goon
  • grafter
  • half-wit
  • heel
  • hooligan
  • hound
  • hypocrite
  • idiot
  • idler
  • imbecile
  • imp
  • individual
  • insolent
  • invertebrate
  • jackass
  • jerk
  • joker
  • liar
  • living being
  • living thing
  • loafer
  • loudmouth
  • louse
  • lout
  • lower animal
  • lowlife
  • mammal
  • man
  • mischief-maker
  • miscreant
  • moron
  • mortal
  • mutt
  • nerd
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • nuisance
  • nut
  • opportunist
  • party
  • person
  • personage
  • pest
  • pet
  • pill
  • pretender
  • prodigal
  • profligate
  • quadruped
  • rascal
  • rat
  • rat fink
  • recreant
  • reprobate
  • reptile
  • robber
  • rogue
  • rotter
  • roughneck
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • savage
  • scab
  • scamp
  • schmo
  • schmoe
  • schmuck
  • scoundrel
  • scum
  • scumbag
  • scuzzball
  • sinner
  • skunk
  • sleaze
  • sleazebag
  • sleazeball
  • slime
  • slimeball
  • slob
  • snake
  • sneak
  • snip
  • snob
  • snoot
  • snot
  • so-and-so
  • sod
  • son of a gun
  • soul
  • stinkard
  • stinker
  • stray
  • swindler
  • swine
  • toad
  • tough
  • tramp
  • trickster
  • turkey
  • vermin
  • vertebrate
  • villain
  • vulgarian
  • wastrel
  • wild animal
  • wild thing
  • woman
  • wretch

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