Synonyms & related words for gentile

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of gentile — including goy, heathen, pagan, goyish, infidel, shiksa. 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 gentile

Explore words related to gentile — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include goyim, jew, paynim, heathenish, heathenize, proselyte, paganish, pagandom. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for gentile

Common synonyms for gentile include goy, heathen, pagan, goyish, infidel, shiksa, uncircumcised, unbelieving — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does gentile come from?

The word gentile breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root gen-, from Latin gens (“clan, nation”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.