Synonyms & related words for quail

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of quail — including pheasant, grouse, fowl, squab, duck, chicken. 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 quail

Explore words related to quail — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include bobwhite, wildfowl, chukar, tragopan, waterfowl, partridges, poult, hemipode. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for quail

Common synonyms for quail include pheasant, grouse, fowl, squab, duck, chicken, goose, pigeon — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does quail come from?

The word quail breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root quail, from Latin quaccula (“quail (imitative of bird's call)”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.