Antonyms for turkey
ˈtɜr kitur·key

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. turkeynoun

   Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.

   Synonyms:
   Meleagris, ocellata, pavo, gallus

2. turkeynoun

   A failure.

   That film was a turkey.

   Synonyms:
   flop

3. turkeynoun

   Synonyms:
   fool, prat, jerk, idiot, plonker

Matched Categories

1. • Middle East
   • Country
   • Domestic Fowl
   • Flop
   • Poultry
   • Unpleasant Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. turkey, Meleagris gallopavonoun

   large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

   Synonyms:
   joker, dud, bomb

2. Turkey, Republic of Turkeynoun

   a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923

   Synonyms:
   joker, dud, bomb

3. joker, turkeynoun

   a person who does something thoughtless or annoying

   "some joker is blocking the driveway"

   Synonyms:
   joker, dud, jokester, bomb

4. turkeynoun

   flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

   Synonyms:
   joker, dud, bomb

5. turkey, bomb, dudnoun

   an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

   "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"

   Synonyms:
   flop, washout, bomb, dud, misfire, joker, bomb calorimeter

How to use turkey in a sentence?

1. Iraqi Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim:

   We call on the Security Council to demand that Turkey withdraw its forces immediately ... and not to violate Iraqi sovereignty again.

2. Marco Rubio:

   If Russia believes that they can respond and retaliate against Turkey because NATO's not going to do anything about it, what they are basically doing is they are making the argument that NATO is no longer viable, that it is a feckless alliance, so it's important for us to be clear that we will respond and defend Turkey if they come under assault from the Russians.

3. Jakob Kern:

   The situation is quite volatile and fluid in northern Aleppo with families on the move seeking safety, we are extremely concerned as access and supply routes from the north to eastern Aleppo city and surrounding areas are now cut off, but we are making every effort to get enough food in place for all those in need, bringing it in through the remaining open border crossing point from Turkey.

4. Russian President Vladimir Putin:

   If they (the European Commission) don't hinder us, then in essence we could realize part of the former South Stream project via Turkey.

5. Howard Stoffer:

   Saudi Arabia wants a deal done prior to Trump leaving office because Bidens team may be more critical of the Kingdom due to MBS role in the murder of Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey and its continuing poor human rights record, or b) the Saudis want to wait until Biden assumes office to enhance their ties to the new administration and give them a win at the onset of the new presidents term.

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