poop

14 synonyms and 2 antonyms for poop, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To defecate (informal, especially used with or by children).

Synonyms

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

quarter tail shit crap

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

stern dope dirt

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

ninny nincompoop low-down the skinny after part shite turd

To defecate (informal, especially used with or by children).

“The puppy pooped on the carpet again.”

quarter tail stern dope ninny nincompoop low-down the skinny after part

Feces (informal).

“Clean up the dog's poop before you leave the park.”

stern nincompoop shite shit crap tail ninny quarter turd dirt dope

The raised rear deck of a ship.

“The captain stood watching from the poop deck.”

Opposites

bow prow

The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.

poop deck poop out pick up the poop

The bodily-function sense is casual and often used with children; avoid it in formal writing.

Uncertain, possibly imitative of the sound; the ship-deck sense comes separately from Old French/Latin puppis, "stern."

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shit quarter crap tail bow dirt stern dope shite turd prow nincompoop