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mare Synonyms

Another word for mare

Choosing another word for mare depends on context, so the synonyms and similar words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

An adult female horse or other equine mammal (family Equidae), such as a donkey, zebra, or mule.

Usage Example

"The chestnut broodmare grazed peacefully in the pasture beside her newborn foal."

Strong
broodmare
dam

• noun (Context 2)

In Germanic and Slavic folklore, a malicious nocturnal spirit or goblin believed to sit on a sleeper's chest, causing feelings of suffocation and bad dreams (surviving in modern English in the compound 'nightmare').

Usage Example

"In medieval folklore, a sleeper waking with chest pressure believed they had been visited by a night-hag during the night."

Strong
night-hag
incubus

Opposites of mare

The opposite of mare shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

stallion
stud
gelding
See all opposites of mare

• Nearby Words

march
marcher
marchlike
mare
margarine
margay
margherita

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Mare. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/mare
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