siren
4 synonyms and 1 antonym for siren, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.
Synonyms
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.
“The ambulance siren wailed as it raced through traffic.”
2. noun
A dangerously alluring woman, from the mythological creatures said to lure sailors to their doom with song.
“In the film, she plays a siren who lures the sailors to shore.”
Opposites
How to use siren
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Etymology
From Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn), the mythological sea nymphs whose singing lured sailors to shipwreck, via Old French and Latin.
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