Shrew Synonyms

shro͝o
A person, traditionally a woman, who persistently nags or criticizes
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. termagant
  2. scold
  3. virago
  4. vixen
  5. fury
  6. spitfire
  7. harpy
  8. nag
  9. xanthippe
  10. fishwife
  11. she-devil
  12. porcupine
  13. dragon
  14. fire-eater
  15. Kate the Shrew
  16. battleaxe
  17. tigress
  18. beldame
  19. brawler
  20. harridan
  21. madcap
  22. curse
  23. carper
  24. defamer
  25. detractor
  26. hag
  27. shrewmouse
  28. calumniator
  29. siren
  30. reviler
  31. backbiter
  32. mammal
  33. vituperator
  34. muckraker
  35. barracker (Australian)
  36. hell cat
  37. battle-ax
  38. xantippe

Words Related to Shrew

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

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  1. praise
  2. fodiens
  3. Neomys
  4. vole

Shrew Sentence Examples

  • Among the Insectivora, the alpine shrew (Sorex alpinus) is restricted to the Alps.

  • The old shrew has never allowed me egress to her premises.

  • I just said I wasn't sharing anything with that Boston shrew, I didn't say I was quitting the caper.

  • Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew has been influenced in several respects (including the names Tranio and Grumio) by the Mostellaria.

  • Shrews are notoriously small, ( the pygmy white-toothed shrew is the smallest extant mammal weighing a mere 2-3 grams at adult weight).

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