albatross - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for albatross , a list of similar words for albatross from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight

Synonyms

• albatross
• mollymawk

More generic

• oceanic bird
• pelagic bird

More specific

• Diomedea exulans
• Diomedea nigripes
• black-footed albatross
• gooney
• gooney bird
• goonie
• goony
• wandering albatross

Related

• Diomedeidae
• family Diomedeidae

Noun

(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Synonyms

• albatross
• millstone

More generic

• balk
• baulk
• check
• deterrent
• handicap
• hinderance
• hindrance
• impediment

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