Synonyms & related words for puppet

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of puppet — including marionette, doll, fantoccini, stooge, creature, dummy. 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 puppet

Explore words related to puppet — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include puppeteer, puppetry, dollish, ventriloquist, mammet, ventriloquy, ventriloquism, clown. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for puppet

Common synonyms for puppet include marionette, doll, fantoccini, stooge, creature, dummy, plaything, toy — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does puppet come from?

The word puppet breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pup-, from Latin pupa (“girl, doll”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.