Synonyms for cockroach
ˈkɒkˌroʊtʃcock·roach

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1. cockroachnoun

   Synonyms:
   roach

2. cockroachnoun

   A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.

   Synonyms:
   roach

3. cockroachnoun

   An unhygienic person or a member of a group of people regarded as unhygeinic or rapidly procreating.

   Synonyms:
   roach

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. cockroach, roachnoun

   any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

   Synonyms:
   forget me drug, roach, rope, rophy, roofy, circle

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1. • Dictyopterous Insect

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1. List of paraphrases for "cockroach":

   roach, vermin, bug, manure

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1. Joseph Wood Krutch:

   Both the cockroach and the bird would get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

2. Joseph Wood Krutch:

   Both the cockroach and the bird could get along very well without us, although the cockroach would miss us most.

3. Mark Kirk:

   The senate is living up to its responsibility by telling the VA that veterans’ facilities are not cockroach colonies, we wouldn’t have a country without our veterans and their hospitals should be the gold standard. Instead, we have everyone pointing fingers in different directions as to who is responsible.

4. Proverb:

   When a cock invites a cockroach for a birthday party, he has prepared dinner for himself.

5. Proverb:

   In a court of fowls, the cockroach never wins his case.