Synonyms for moon
munmoon

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. moonnoun

   Synonyms:
   LunaEnglish

2. Moonnoun

   To display one’s buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest

   Synonyms:
   natural satellite, calendar month, month, lunar month, satellite, LunaEnglish

3. moonnoun

   Any natural satellite of a planet.

   Synonyms:
   LunaEnglish, month, natural satellite, satellite, calendar month, lunar month

4. moonnoun

   A month, particularly a lunar month.

   Synonyms:
   natural satellite, calendar month, month, lunar month, satellite

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Moon, moonnoun

   the natural satellite of the Earth

   "the average distance to the Moon is 384,400 kilometers"; "men first stepped on the moon in 1969"

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, moonlight, lunation

2. moonnoun

   any object resembling a moon

   "he made a moon lamp that he used as a night light"; "the clock had a moon that showed various phases"

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, moonlight, lunation

3. lunar month, moon, lunation, synodic monthnoun

   the period between successive new moons (29.531 days)

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, moonlight, lunation

4. moonlight, moonshine, Moonnoun

   the light of the Moon

   "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, corn liquor, lunation, moonlight, bootleg

5. Moon, Sun Myung Moonnoun

   United States religious leader (born in Korea) who founded the Unification Church in 1954; was found guilty of conspiracy to evade taxes (born in 1920)

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, moonlight, lunation

6. moonverb

   any natural satellite of a planet

   "Jupiter has sixteen moons"

   Synonyms:
   moonshine, lunar month, synodic month, moonlight, lunation

7. daydream, moonverb

   have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake

   "She looked out the window, daydreaming"

   Synonyms:
   daydream, dream, stargaze, moon around, moon on, woolgather

8. moon, moon around, moon onverb

   be idle in a listless or dreamy way

   Synonyms:
   daydream, mope, moon around, moon on, moon about

9. moonverb

   expose one's buttocks to

   "moon the audience"

   Synonyms:
   daydream, moon around, moon on

Matched Categories

1. • Expose
   • Idle
   • Month
   • Object
   • Religious Leader
   • Satellite

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. natural satellite

   the moon is named as it is because that is another way of saying natural satellite and the when the natural satellite for the earth was discovered we decided to name it moon.

   Submitted by rinat on September 10, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. moonnoun

   Synonyms:
   satellite, secondary planet

2. moonnoun

   Synonyms:
   blockhead, simpleton, fool, dunce

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. moonnoun

   Synonyms:
   satellite, luna, cynthia

   Associated words:
   selenology, selenography, apogee, wax, wane, epigee, selenocentric, selenograph, halo, orb, lunar, lunarian, interlunary, lunation, appulse, crescent, luniform

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:3.5 / 2 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "moon":

   lune, lunar, luna, moonlight, comoros, glass, moun, window, lunaire, comoro, satellite, moons, qamar, tyebjee

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How to use moon in a sentence?

1. Laura Danly:

   Some people look at it as being a portent of doom. That is not uncommon, but it really isn't. It is the alignment of the sun and the moon.

2. Yonatan Winetraub:

   [Philae] was a completely different problem – the moon’s gravity is significantly stronger … the Moon’s geometry is very well understood – we have got a good idea of where we will land, we’re doing our best – it is rocket science!

3. Prince Harry:

   How any woman does what they do is beyond comprehension, but we're both absolutely thrilled and so grateful for all the love and support from everybody out there, i'm so incredibly proud of my wife. As every father and parent would say, your baby is absolutely amazing. But this little thing is absolutely to die for, so I'm just over the moon.

4. William Faulkner:

   The dark world seemed to lie stricken beneath the cold moon and the lidless stars.

5. Norman Dagang:

   It was exceptionally bright that time, i thought it was a rare opportunity to take a photo of a full moon on Christmas.