SHARK Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

shark

noun

Definition of shark

as in dodger

a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value a card shark

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as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a shark at calculus

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as in predator

a person who habitually preys upon others being a new arrival in Hollywood, she was easy prey for the sharks in the movie business

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prey

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Recent Examples of shark Florida’s Palm Beaches offer more than 160 dive sites, including reefs, shipwrecks, shark encounters, and enormous goliath groupers. — Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026 Of course, as far as reputation goes, the show jumped the shark during the 2007-08 writers' strike and struggled to reclaim its place in the pop culture landscape during the remainder of its run. — Megan Vick, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026 In the video, Ramsey dons her dive gear in the ocean as she is circled by a dozen sharks. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for shark

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Noun

The White House is now cracking down on these tariff dodgers.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
Ukraine faces severe personnel shortages with around 200,000 military desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers, threatening its ability to sustain the war against Russia’s 2022 invasion.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of dodger

Noun

Some experts point to worsening public health since the 2008 financial crisis, citing factors such as growing obesity, long hospital waiting times, the cost-of-living crisis and other social causes.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026
The weekly newsletter offers readers savings tips, expert answers to your questions and weekly challenges to help boost savings.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of expert

Noun

Known as the Shark Bay UNESCO World Heritage Site, the place gets its name from English buccaneer-cum-naturalist William Dampier, who was overcome by the bay’s sheer abundance and the size of the marine predators during a visit in 1699.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Played with exquisite, improbably expressive steeliness by Florence Pugh, Cathy does not awaken from nowhere as a predator.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of predator

Noun

But many scholars, and the justices themselves, argue that public perception is not matched by reality.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Chinese scholars and officials regularly call for improving the benefits provided to rural residents as a means to stimulate domestic demand.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of scholar

Noun

Tours of the exhibit will be offered throughout the afternoon, but come to learn how to be transformed into a vampire at a special effects workshop.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Hiller plays Aldrict, an old-world vampire who has crossed paths with Liz several times over the centuries and is a bit of a troublemaker.

— Peter White, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of vampire

Noun

Zhang plays optimistic puzzle master Florence, and Sula is Conrad’s estranged daughter and criminal psychologist Astrid.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
Ted was accepted into a master’s program in data science at Columbia, but her own acceptance was at UC Berkeley.

— Ellen O’Connell Whittet, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of master

Noun

His only drum teacher, a Dublin jazz player, briefly tried to show a young Mullen how to play like the virtuoso Steve Gadd.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtuoso

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