Antonyms for shepherd
ˈʃɛp ərdshep·herd

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1. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   sheepherder

2. shepherdnoun

   To watch over; to guide

   Synonyms:
   sheepherder

3. shepherdnoun

   For a player to obstruct an opponent from getting to the ball, either when a teammate has it or is going for it, or if the ball is about to bounce through the goal or out of bounds.

   The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want; -- The Bible, Psalms 23:1

   Synonyms:
   sheepherder

Matched Categories

1. • Clergyman
   • Guard
   • Tend

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. shepherdnoun

   a clergyman who watches over a group of people

   Synonyms:
   sheepherder, sheepman

2. sheepherder, shepherd, sheepmanverb

   a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

   Synonyms:
   sheepherder, sheepman

3. shepherdverb

   watch over like a shepherd, as a teacher of her pupils

4. shepherdverb

   tend as a shepherd, as of sheep or goats

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. shepherdnoun

   Synonyms:
   pastor, pastoralist

   Associated words:
   bucolic, pastoral, staff, crook

How to use shepherd in a sentence?

1. Sherri Shepherd:

   When Sherri Shepherd guys called me a professional singer, I peed my pants, so thank Sherri Shepherd very much.

2. Timothy Clarke:

   As your pastor, as your under shepherd, as your spiritual leader, your health, your well-being, as well as the state of your soul, are my primary responsibilities, and so out of an abundance of care, concern, caution, we are making this decision.

3. Darrell Scott:

   In Christianity, the sheep tends to follow their shepherd. They will trust the wisdom and trust the decision of their pastor, so when my pastor thinks highly of him to endorse him, there must be something there.

4. Jill Biden:

   German Shepherd Major was part of Jill Biden training, they took Jill Biden into a shelter with cats -- and Jill Biden did fine.

5. Chief Executive Travis Kalanick:

   We can get introductions to the city governments, the government officials that want to shepherd our kind of innovation and our kind of progress into their cities.

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