Synonyms & related words for serpent

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of serpent — including snake, ophidian, viper, reptile, cockatrice, beast. 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 serpent

Explore words related to serpent — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include serpentiform, colubrine, anguine, amphisbaena, snakelike, snaky, colubrid, viperine. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for serpent

Common synonyms for serpent include snake, ophidian, viper, reptile, cockatrice, beast, lucifer — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does serpent come from?

The word serpent breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root serp-, from Latin serpo (“creep, crawl”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.