shrimp

The word “shrimp” has 1 syllable: shrimp

It's pronounced as /ʃrɪmp/


What is synonym and antonym for shrimp?

In the thesaurus, “shrimp” has 24 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for shrimp

Antonyms for shrimp

  • plant
  • seed
  • sow

Meanings of shrimp

  • noun
    1. Any of many swimming, often edible crustaceans, chiefly of the infraorder Caridea or the suborder Dendrobranchiata, with slender legs, long whiskers and a long abdomen.
    2. The flesh of such crustaceans.
    3. A small, puny or unimportant person.
  • verb
    1. To fish for shrimp.
    2. To contract; to shrink.

Example Sentences

  • She ordered a plate of shrimp with garlic butter sauce.
  • The chef grilled the shrimp to perfection.
  • He’s allergic to shrimp, so he chose chicken instead.
  • We caught some fresh shrimp while fishing near the coast.
  • The pasta was topped with spicy shrimp and parmesan.

On this page you'll find 27 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to shrimp, such as: accumulate, bag, capture, clam, crop, cut, fish.

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

Related Words

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zeros

  • abysses
  • armpits
  • aughts
  • bedrocks
  • blanks
  • bottoms
  • ciphers
  • depths
  • dwarfs
  • dwarves
  • figureheads
  • goose eggs
  • half-pints
  • inferiors
  • insects
  • insignificancies
  • leasts
  • lightweights
  • mediocrities
  • morsels
  • nadirs
  • naughts
  • nils
  • no-names
  • nobodies
  • noncelebrities
  • nonentities
  • nonpersons
  • nought
  • nullities
  • numbers
  • obscurities
  • ohs
  • os
  • pigmies
  • pip-squeaks
  • pits
  • puppets
  • pygmies
  • rock bottoms
  • shrimp
  • shrimps
  • snippersnappers
  • twerps
  • voids
  • whippersnappers
  • zilches
  • zips

zilch

zilches

  • aughts
  • blanks
  • ciphers
  • dwarfs
  • dwarves
  • figureheads
  • goose eggs
  • half-pints
  • inferiors
  • insects
  • insignificancies
  • leasts
  • lightweights
  • mediocrities
  • morsels
  • naughts
  • nils
  • no-names
  • nobodies
  • noncelebrities
  • nonentities
  • nonpersons
  • nought
  • nullities
  • numbers
  • obscurities
  • ohs
  • os
  • pigmies
  • pip-squeaks
  • puppets
  • pygmies
  • shrimp
  • shrimps
  • snippersnappers
  • twerps
  • voids
  • whippersnappers
  • zeroes
  • zeros
  • zips

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