feline
The word “feline” has 2 syllables: fe-line
It's pronounced as /ˈfilaɪn/
What is synonym and antonym for feline?
In the thesaurus, “feline” has 46 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for feline along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for feline
- acrobatic
- adroit
- agile
- alley cat
- athletic
- balletic
- cat
- coordinated
- deft
- dexterous
- dextrous
- featly
- fleet-footed
- flexible
- gib
- graceful
- gracile
- house cat
- kit
- kitten
- kitty
- light
- light-fingered
- light-foot
- light-footed
- lightsome
- limber
- lissom
- lissome
- lithe
- lithesome
- loose-jointed
- moggie
- moggy
- mouser
- nimble
- pliable
- pliant
- puss
- pussy
- pussycat
- spry
- supple
- sure-footed
- tabby
- tomcat
Antonyms for feline
- awkward
- bungling
- clumsy
- gawky
- graceless
- inept
- inflexible
- klutzy
- lumbering
- maladroit
- rigid
- stiff
- uncoordinated
- ungainly
- ungraceful
Meanings of feline
- adjective
- Of or pertaining to cats.
- Catlike (resembling a cat).
- noun
- A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
Example Sentences
- Her graceful movements had an almost feline elegance.
- The shelter cares for many feline residents waiting to be adopted.
- Scientists studied the hunting patterns of the large feline predators.
- His eyes had a sharp, feline quality that made them striking.
- They installed shelves and perches to create a feline playground at home.
On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to feline, such as: acrobatic, adroit, agile, alley cat, athletic, awkward, balletic.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
tabby
- alley cat
- babbler
- banded
- barred
- blab
- blabbermouth
- busybody
- cat
- chatterbox
- chatterer
- circulator
- corded
- feline
- flibbertigibbet
- gib
- gossiper
- gossipmonger
- house cat
- informer
- kit
- kitten
- kitty
- meddler
- moggie
- moggy
- mouser
- newsmonger
- parrot
- prattler
- puss
- pussy
- pussycat
- rumormonger
- scandalizer
- scandalmonger
- snoop
- streaked
- striped
- talebearer
- taleteller
- tattle
- tattler
- tattletale
- telltale
- tomcat
- whisperer
zipped
- accelerated
- ambiguous
- arrowed
- backstairs
- barreled
- barrelled
- bashful
- beat it
- beelined
- beetled
- belted
- blasted
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- bolted
- bombed
- bowled
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- bumbled
- bundled
- burred
- bustled
- buttoned-up
- buzzed
- cagey
- cannonballed
- careened
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- careful
- caught up
- cautious
- chased
- checked
- chirred
- churred
- circumspect
- clammed up
- close
- close-mouthed
- closed-up
- closemouthed
- constrained
- cooed
- coursed
- covert
- cryptic
- curbed
- curred
- danced
- darted
- dashed
- discreet
- droned
- drove
- dumb
- dummied up
- enigmatic
- equivocal
- evasive
- even-steven
- faint
- fast-forwarded
- feline
- fizzed
- flew
- flicked
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- flirted
- flitted
- flittered
- fluttered
- furtive
- galloped
- got a move on
- guarded
- hared
- hastened
- hied
- highballed
- hissed
- hummed
- humped
- hurled
- hurried
- hurtled
- hush
- hush-hush
- hushed
- hustled
- iced
- in chambers
- in privacy
- in private
- in the background
- in the dark
- inarticulate
- incoherent
- incommunicable
- inconversable
- indefinite
- indistinct
- inhibited
- jetted
- jogged
- judicious
- jumped
- laconic
- made tracks
- meandered
- middle-of-the-road
- motored
- mousy
- mum
- murmured
- mute
- muted
- neutral
- nipped
- noiseless
- nonvocal
- not forthcoming
- not talkative
- on-the-fence
- outpaced
- outran
- outstripped
- overtook
- pelted
- politic
- purred
- quickened
- quiet
- raced
- rambled
- rammed
- ran
- reserved
- restrained
- reticent
- ripped
- roamed
- rocketed
- run
- rushed
- rustled
- sailed
- scampered
- scooted
- scudded
- scuffled
- scurried
- scuttled
- secretive
- shook a leg
- shot
- shy
- sighed
- silent
- silentious
- sizzled
- skipped
- skittered
- soundless
- sped
- speechless
- speeded
- sprinted
- stampeded
- stepped
- stepped on it
- stepped out
- still
- streaked
- struck dumb
- swished
- taciturn
- tactful
- temporizing
- tentative
- thrummed
- tight-lipped
- tongue-tied
- tore
- traveled
- travelled
- trotted
- unclear
- uncommunicative
- undercover
- unforthcoming
- unheard
- unrevealing
- unsociable
- unspeaking
- vague
- voiceless
- wandered
- wary
- wheezed
- whirled
- whirred
- whished
- whisked
- whispered
- whistled
- whizzed
- whooshed
- withdrawn
- wordless
- zinged
- zoomed
backstairs
- back-channel
- backdoor
- behind-the-scenes
- buttoned-up
- cagey
- camouflaged
- clammed up
- clandestine
- classified
- cloak-and-dagger
- close
- close-mouthed
- closed-door
- concealed
- confidential
- covert
- cryptic
- discreet
- disguised
- dissembled
- dissimulated
- enigmatic
- feline
- furtive
- hidden
- hole-and-corner
- hugger-mugger
- hush-hush
- hushed
- in ambush
- in chambers
- in privacy
- in private
- in the background
- in the dark
- incognito
- inside
- off-the-books
- off-the-record
- private
- privy
- reserved
- restricted
- reticent
- secret
- secreted
- secretive
- silent
- sly
- sneak
- sneaking
- sneaky
- stealth
- stealthy
- sub-rosa
- subterranean
- surreptitious
- taciturn
- tight-lipped
- top secret
- top-secret
- unacknowledged
- unadvertised
- under false pretense
- under-the-table
- undercover
- underground
- underhand
- underhanded
- undisclosed
- unexposed
- unforthcoming
- withdrawn
- zipped
balletic
- acrobatic
- adroit
- aesthetic
- agile
- artistic
- athletic
- beautiful
- becoming
- comely
- controlled
- coordinated
- curvaceous
- dainty
- decorative
- deft
- delicate
- dexterous
- dextrous
- easy
- elastic
- elegant
- exquisite
- fair
- featly
- feline
- fine
- fleet-footed
- flexible
- flowing
- graceful
- gracile
- handsome
- harmonious
- light
- light-fingered
- light-foot
- light-footed
- lightsome
- limber
- lissom
- lissome
- lithe
- lithesome
- loose-jointed
- natural
- neat
- nimble
- pleasing
- pliable
- pliant
- poised
- practiced
- pretty
- refined
- rhythmic
- seemly
- shapely
- skilled
- slender
- smooth
- springy
- spry
- statuesque
- supple
- sure-footed
- symmetrical
- tasteful
- trim
- willowy
deceitful
- ambidextrous
- ambiguous
- artful
- artificial
- astucious
- astute
- backhanded
- beguiling
- bewildering
- bogus
- circuitous
- clandestine
- confounding
- counterfeit
- crafty
- crooked
- cunning
- deceiving
- deceptive
- defrauding
- deluding
- delusive
- delusory
- designing
- devious
- dishonest
- disingenuous
- dissembling
- distracting
- double-dealing
- duplicitous
- equivocal
- evasive
- faithless
- fake
- fallacious
- false
- fast
- feigned
- feline
- forged
- foxy
- fraudulent
- furtive
- guileful
- hypocritical
- illusory
- impostrous
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- indirect
- insidious
- insincere
- jive
- knavish
- left-handed
- lying
- mendacious
- misleading
- perfidious
- perplexing
- phoney
- phony
- puzzling
- rascal
- roguish
- shady
- sham
- shifty
- slick
- sly
- sneaking
- sneaky
- specious
- spurious
- stealthy
- subtile
- subtle
- treacherous
- trick
- trickish
- tricky
- two-faced
- underhand
- underhanded
- untrustworthy
- untruthful
- wily
- wrong