Synonyms & related words for turkey

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of turkey — including poult, gobbler, chicken, poultry, fowl, pheasant. 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 turkey

Explore words related to turkey — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include turducken, butterball, giblet, ham, chibouk, meatloaf, morocco, potpie. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for turkey

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

Where does turkey come from?

The word turkey breaks down into one root of Eponym origin: the root turkey-, from Eponym turkia (“land of the Turks”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.