Synonyms & related words for sapphire

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sapphire — including sapphirine, azure, cerulean, emerald, diamond, aquamarine. 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 sapphire

Explore words related to sapphire — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include smaragdine, smaragd, gemstone, corundum, rubies, amethystine, rubellite, gem. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for sapphire

Common synonyms for sapphire include sapphirine, azure, cerulean, emerald, diamond, aquamarine, topaz, amethyst — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does sapphire come from?

The word sapphire breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and French origin: sapphir, from Greek sappheiros (“blue gemstone”); and -e, from French -e (“noun ending”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.