sheep

[sheep] / ʃip /

NOUN

bellwether

Synonyms

STRONG

doyen forerunner guide lead

NOUN

cloud

Synonyms

STRONGEST

darkness fog gloom mist puff smog smoke steam vapor veil

STRONG

billow dimness film fogginess frost haze haziness murk nebula obscurity overcast pother rack scud smother thunderhead

WEAK

brume mare's tail nebulosity ol' buttermilk sky pea soup woolpack

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brightness cognizance light understanding

NOUN

conformist

Synonyms

STRONG

bourgeois emulator follower traditionalist

WEAK

Babbit brick in a wall conventionalist one of the herd rubber stamp yes-person

NOUN

stock

Synonyms

STRONG

animals beasts cattle cows domestic flock fowl herd hogs horses livestock pigs swine

WEAK

farm animals

Antonyms

WEAK

fact truth

NOUN

yes-person

Synonyms

WEAK

apple-polisher ass-kisser assenter bootlicker brown-nose camp follower doormat fawner flatterer flunky groveler kowtower lackey minion pawn puppet stooge sycophant toady underling yes-man yes-woman

Example Sentences

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And between chalking it uses sheep to keep the grass short.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

The festival is usually marked with the slaughter of a sheep, with some of the meat given to the needy.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Gazans say they are shocked by the prices of sheep this year.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

Today, the island is also home to 200 sheep and around 30,000 breeding pairs of Manx shearwater birds.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

When the sheep were gone, Dodger wouldn’t budge.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

sheep

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