Synonyms for
Trout
Definition
a freshwater fish with a speckled body and small scales, found in North America, Europe, and Asia
Synonyms & similar words
Common collocations
- river trout
- brook trout
- rainbow trout
- lake trout
- trout fishing
- trout stream
- wild trout
Word family
noun trout
Usage note
Trout is a type of fish. It is not typically used metaphorically or in informal slang, so antonyms and informal synonyms are not applicable.
Example sentences
- I caught a big trout in the lake.
- The trout was delicious when we cooked it for dinner.
- The stream was full of trout swimming upstream.
- I saw a trout jump out of the water.
- The trout is a popular sport fish.
Quotes
Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers. - Herbert Hoover
The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope. - John Buchan
I go fishing not to find myself but to lose myself. - Joseph Monniger