Synonyms & related words for flagellate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of flagellate — including scourge, flog, knout, fustigate. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to flagellate

Explore words related to flagellate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include mastigophoran, flagellator, biflagellate, trichomonad, flagella, flagellation, euglena, dinoflagellates. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for flagellate

Common synonyms for flagellate include scourge, flog, knout, fustigate — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does flagellate come from?

The word flagellate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root flagell-, from Latin flagrum (“whip, scourge”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.