Antonyms for deer
dɪərdeer

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.3 / 4 votes

1. deernoun

   Synonyms:
   buck, fawn, venison, hart, stag, doe

2. deernoun

   a ruminant mammal with antlers and hooves of the family Cervidae or one of several similar animals from related families of the order Artiodactyla

   I wrecked my car after a deer ran across the road.

   Synonyms:
   buck, stag, venison, hart, fawn, doe

3. deernoun

   The meat of such an animal

   Oh I've never had deer before.

   Synonyms:
   doe, venison, hart, buck, fawn, stag

4. deernoun

   Any animal, especially a mammal.

   But mice and rats and such small deer, have been Tom's food for seven long year. -Shakespeare, King Lear. Act III. Sc. IV.

   Synonyms:
   stag, doe, fawn, buck, hart, venison

Matched Categories

1. • Ruminant

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:2.0 / 5 votes

1. deer, cervidnoun

   distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

   Synonyms:
   cervid

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. deernoun

   Synonyms:
   Cervidæ, fallow deer, red deer, mule deer, reindeer, buck (fawn, brocket, pricket, sorel, sore, spitter), (female) doe, roe, (male red deer) stag, hart, hind, roe (female red deer), havier (castrated), halfer, antelope hummel, staggard

   Associated words:
   venison, fumet, umbles, cervine, deerstalking, capreoline

How to use deer in a sentence?

1. Maria Francisca Isolina Castillo:

   Back in the day we ate meat from wild animals -- deer, paca, peccary -- animals from nature and not injected with anything, now almost everything you eat has been injected. That is why everyone is so lazy today!

2. Joe Biden:

   You think the deer are wearing a kevlar vest?

3. New York:

   Hunting seasons that occur when deer are migrating or are already concentrated in wintering areas could result in localized overharvest.

4. Theodore Andreadis:

   With the increased forestation in the state and in the Northeast, the deer herd have increased exponentially, then the ticks have increased, and now the virus.

5. David Sharp:

   Hunters try to kill the deer with the largest antlers, fishermen tell stories of their biggest catch, and we sensationalize even the act of dieting by hosting reality TV shows such as The Biggest Loser, when we are bombarded with the appeal of getting things bigger or larger, it creates a bit of dissonance that the message for our most intimate choices such as our meals, our plates and our bodies runs opposite to our culture of plenty when considering long-term health and wellness.

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