Synonyms for uncle
ˈʌŋ kəlun·cle

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.7 / 3 votes

1. unclenoun

   an older male African-American person

   Antonyms:
   boy

2. unclenoun

   Antonyms:
   niece, aunt, nephew

3. unclenoun

   Antonyms:
   aunty

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. unclenoun

   the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

   Antonyms:
   aunt, auntie, aunty

2. unclenoun

   a source of help and advice and encouragement

   "he played uncle to lonely students"

   Antonyms:
   auntie, aunty, aunt

Matched Categories

1. • Benefactor
   • Kinsman

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. feter

   yiddish

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2020  

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1. uncleadjective

   Associated words:
   avuncular

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "uncle":

   oncle, -uncle, tonton, zio, uncles

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1. Alex Whipple:

   These items have been forensically tested and they do link Mr. Whipple to our missing child, Elizabeth, they also have evidence that link them to the residence that they were in and also links them together outside the home. UTAH POLICE HUNT FOR MISSING 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL; UNCLE NAMED MAIN SUSPECT Whipple was located around 3 p.m. on Saturday in a rural area that isabout a 15-minute drive from Logan, and was on foot when authorities found him with drug paraphernalia, according to Budge.The 21-year-old was booked into jail on an active warrant after he absconded from probation and during an interview with police made statementsthat authorities were.

2. Minh Tran:

   Theres a lot of people there who need this. I sent money to my uncle to help with the neighborhood for whoever needs it most.

3. Julio Peralta:

   She was inspired to play drums by her uncle, who is a drummer and a big fan of Foo Fighters.

4. Mark Makela/Getty Images:

   But good thing Uncle Larry has the press because the Philly Inquirer came out [with an article] today – you're not going to believe what the headline was, 'Republicans pounced when D.A. Larry Krasner said Philly doesn't have a crisis.' It's about Republicans pouncing.

5. Renato Reyes:

   To stand up to China, we need to develop our economy and our capacity for external defense. We can't do this by hanging on the coat tails of Uncle Sam.