Synonyms for thorn
θɔrnthorn

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. irritant, thornnoun

   something that causes irritation and annoyance

   "he's a thorn in my flesh"

   Synonyms:
   sticker, prickle, spine, pricker, spikelet, irritant

2. spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikeletnoun

   a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

   Synonyms:
   irritant, sticker, spikelet, stumper, prickle, pricker, bradawl, paster, gummed label, spinal column, spur, back, poser, backbone, acantha, spine, toughie, rachis, dagger, vertebral column

3. thornnoun

   a Germanic character of runic origin

   Synonyms:
   pricker, sticker, prickle, spine, spikelet, irritant

Matched Categories

1. • Annoyance
   • Rune

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1. kaate

   a pointed substance

   Submitted by rinat on August 11, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, prickle

2. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   annoyance, plague, nuisance, infliction, trouble, scourge, torment, bitter pill, curse, gall and wormwood

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1. thornnoun

   Synonyms:
   spine, prickle, brier, torment, plague, infliction

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1. List of paraphrases for "thorn":

   spine, spina, splinter

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1. List of known nicknames for "Thorn":

   MC Thorn

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How to use thorn in a sentence?

1. Milan Vaishnav:

   While Delhi is not very significant in electoral terms, a BJP loss there shatters the popular narrative around the BJP's invincibility, a loss in Delhi certainly signals an end to Modi's honeymoon. Furthermore, because it is the capital city, an opposition government, especially one led by the confrontational AAP, would be a constant thorn in the Modi government's side.

2. James Russell Lowell:

   One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

3. Milan Vaishnav:

   While Delhi is not very significant in electoral terms, a BJP loss there shatters the popular narrative around the BJP’s invincibility, a loss in Delhi certainly signals an end to Modi’s honeymoon. Furthermore, because it is the capital city, an opposition government, especially one led by the confrontational AAP, would be a constant thorn in the Modi government’s side.

4. Matt Granat:

   She strikes me as someone who has been a thorn in the side of Ron DeSantis, he's switched parties, so I'm not sure about him.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   The petals of their lips don't have the thorn of bodies. (Les pétales de leur lèvres N'ont pas l'épine des corps)