CATTLE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

cattle

noun

Definition of cattle

as in rabble

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Recent Examples of cattle The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 Hal flirts with Kerry; John has an affair with Zoe (Poorna Jagannathan), the wife of William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), a local cattle mogul whose compound has more high tech weaponry than a mere human would seem to need. — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 Tyson Foods said its Amarillo plant will resume its second shift when the cattle supply improves. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2026 Most infestations involved cattle or sheep, with several dogs and a goat also being listed. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 But those dugouts are gone now, after a farmer renting the land built a dam on the creek to create a pond for cattle grazing the pasture, according to Kelly. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 The beef industry may be familiar with the up-and-down dynamics of the cattle cycle, but the prolonged shortage means the sectors struggling will have to flounder a little longer than what is typical. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 The expansion of Brazil’s agricultural frontier, particularly for cattle ranching and soybean production, is the country’s leading cause of deforestation, much of it in the Amazon. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Cliven Bundy, the family patriarch, rallied hundreds of supporters to block the roundup of his cattle, sparking a days long armed standoff between law enforcement and the Bundy group near the town of Bunkerville, outside of Las Vegas. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cattle

Noun

Abdul El-Sayed, a rabble-rousing populist and former public health official, just barely eked out a primary victory Tuesday in Michigan over a centrist rival who was the pick of Washington Democrats to keep a must-hold Senate seat.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 5 Aug. 2026
Their tardiness, which saw the start delayed by half an hour, was continued on the field with India looking like a rabble in the face of the onslaught from Buttler and Brook.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of rabble

Noun

Swedish director Amanda Kernell will present Garrat du váimmu (Brace Your Heart), in which a young woman does everything in her power to keep her family’s reindeer herd alive.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
Finding one of the latter type of trail, however, is a big order because elk normally travel in small herds over a vast area.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of herd

Noun

On Friday, the major averages notched their best week since April, with semiconductors coming back in a big way from July’s rout.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026
After the game Shepard talked about how the team turned what was a 10-point halftime lead into a rout after outscoring the Sun 24-8 in the third quarter.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of rout

Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.

— Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Since the 1700s, Jamaica’s populace has been dominated by the descendants of African slaves.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2026