Synonyms & related words for venery

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of venery — including hunting, shikar, coursing, prey, stalking. 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 venery

Explore words related to venery — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include venatic, venatical, venatically, venatorial, venerer, cynegetic, antihunting, unhunted. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for venery

Common synonyms for venery include hunting, shikar, coursing, prey, stalking — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does venery come from?

The word venery breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: vener, from Latin venus (“sexual pleasure (goddess of love)”); and -y, from Latin ia (“state, practice”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.