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Definitions

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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The number of declared sheep and goats doubled over the same period.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

"I only know how to be a shepherd. I have no other memory from my life. Only the sheep," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She rears sheep, and lambing season is just about to get under way.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The British soldiers fed corn to their horses and took meat, cattle, sheep, and hogs.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.