virago

The word “virago” has 3 syllables: vi-ra-go

It's pronounced as /vəˈrɑːɡoʊ/


What is synonym and antonym for virago?

In the thesaurus, “virago” has 26 synonyms.

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


Synonyms for virago

  • battle-ax
  • battle-axe
  • belittler
  • carper
  • castigator
  • caviler
  • caviller
  • censurer
  • critic
  • derider
  • detractor
  • dragon lady
  • faultfinder
  • fishwife
  • fury
  • gorgon
  • harpy
  • harridan
  • nitpicker
  • pettifogger
  • quibbler
  • railer
  • scold
  • shrew
  • termagant
  • vixen

Meanings of virago

  • noun
    1. A woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
    2. A woman who is scolding, domineering, or highly opinionated.
    3. A woman who is rough, loud, and aggressive.

Example Sentences

  • The townspeople whispered that she was a fierce virago no one dared to challenge.
  • His aunt, known as a true virago, managed the family estate with an iron will.
  • Critics described the character as a virago who dominated every scene she appeared in.
  • Behind her virago reputation lay a deep sense of justice and loyalty.
  • The legend told of a fearless virago who led her people into battle.

On this page you'll find 26 synonyms or another words to virago, such as: battle-ax, battle-axe, belittler, carper, castigator, caviler, caviller.

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

Related Words

hag

  • Medusa
  • bag
  • battle-ax
  • beldam
  • beldame
  • biddy
  • carlin
  • carline
  • charmer
  • conjurer
  • conjuror
  • crone
  • enchanter
  • enchantress
  • fishwife
  • fury
  • gorgon
  • harpy
  • harridan
  • hellcat
  • hex
  • jezebel
  • magician
  • necromancer
  • ogress
  • shrew
  • slattern
  • sorcerer
  • sorceress
  • termagant
  • trot
  • virago
  • vixen
  • voodoo
  • voodooist
  • warlock
  • witch
  • wizard

railer

  • battle-ax
  • battle-axe
  • belittler
  • carper
  • castigator
  • caviler
  • caviller
  • censurer
  • critic
  • derider
  • detractor
  • dragon lady
  • faultfinder
  • fishwife
  • fury
  • gorgon
  • harpy
  • harridan
  • nitpicker
  • pettifogger
  • quibbler
  • scold
  • shrew
  • termagant
  • virago
  • vixen

calumniator

  • adversary
  • agent
  • antagonist
  • archenemy
  • asperser
  • assailant
  • assassin
  • attacker
  • backbiter
  • bad person
  • bandit
  • battle-ax
  • betrayer
  • bitch
  • carper
  • charlatan
  • cheat
  • cheater
  • competitor
  • contender
  • counterfeiter
  • cozener
  • criminal
  • deceiver
  • defamer
  • defiler
  • defrauder
  • detractor
  • disputant
  • dissembler
  • dissimulator
  • distorter
  • double-dealer
  • dragon
  • emulator
  • equivocator
  • exaggerator
  • fabricator
  • fabulist
  • falsifier
  • fibber
  • fifth column
  • fire-eater
  • fishwife
  • foe
  • fraud
  • fury
  • gossip
  • gossiper
  • guerrilla
  • harpy
  • harridan
  • hell cat
  • hellion
  • hustler
  • informer
  • inquisitor
  • invader
  • knave
  • liar
  • libeler
  • libelist
  • mountebank
  • muckraker
  • murderer
  • mythomaniac
  • nag
  • ogress
  • operator
  • opponent
  • opposition
  • other side
  • palterer
  • perjurer
  • porcupine
  • pretender
  • prevaricator
  • prosecutor
  • rebel
  • reviler
  • revolutionary
  • rival
  • saboteur
  • scold
  • seditionist
  • she-devil
  • she-wolf
  • slanderer
  • spitfire
  • spy
  • storyteller
  • talebearer
  • termagant
  • terrorist
  • tigress
  • traducer
  • traitor
  • vilifier
  • villain
  • virago
  • vituperator
  • vixen

ogress

  • Frankenstein
  • Medusa
  • abnormality
  • abomination
  • anathema
  • backbiter
  • bag
  • banshee
  • barbarian
  • battle-ax
  • beldam
  • biddy
  • bitch
  • blot
  • bogey
  • bogeyman
  • bogie
  • bogy
  • bogyman
  • brute
  • bugaboo
  • bugbear
  • cad
  • calumniator
  • carper
  • crone
  • cur
  • daemon
  • demon
  • detractor
  • devil
  • dragon
  • eyesore
  • fiend
  • fire-eater
  • fishwife
  • freak
  • fright
  • fury
  • gorgon
  • grotesque
  • grotesquerie
  • grotesquery
  • harpy
  • harridan
  • hell cat
  • hellion
  • horror
  • imp
  • incubus
  • jezebel
  • mess
  • monster
  • monstrosity
  • muckraker
  • mutant
  • mutation
  • nag
  • ogre
  • porcupine
  • reviler
  • scold
  • she-devil
  • she-wolf
  • shrew
  • slattern
  • sorceress
  • spectacle
  • spitfire
  • swine
  • termagant
  • terror
  • tigress
  • virago
  • vituperator
  • vixen
  • witch

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