Similes

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Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I-K 10 L-O 11 P-R 12 S 13 T-V 14 W-Y

[edit] A

Similes
as active as quicksilver
as afraid as a grasshopper
as ageless as the sun
as agile as a monkey/cat
as alert as a bird in springtime/a chamois
as alike as two peas
as ambitious as the devil/Lady Macbeth
as ancient as the stars/the sun
as angry as a bull
as arid as the sands of Sahara
as artificial as clockwork
as audacious as the day
as awful as justice/silence/thunder
as awkward as a cow on ice

[edit] B

Similes
as bad as a blight/the itch
as bald as an egg
as bare as a stone/winter
as barren as winter rain
as bashful as a schoolgirl
as beautiful as the rainbow
as big as an elephant/a whale
as bitter as gall/hemlock/wormwood
as black as coal/soot/starless night
as blameless as the snow
as blank as en empty bottle
as blind as a bat
as bold as brass/lion
as boundless as the ocean
as bounteous as nature
as brainless as a chimpanzee
as brave as a lion
as brief as a dream/time
as bright as a button/a new penny/the sun
as brilliant as a mirror/the stars
as brisk as a flea/bailiff
as brittle as glass
as broad as Heaven’s expanse
as brown as a berry/a bun/a hazelnut
as buoyant as wings
as busy as an ant/a bee

[edit] C

Similes
as calm as a cat/death/summer sea
as candid as mirrors
as careless as the wind
as cautious as a fox
as certain as Christmas/the rising of the morning sun
as changeable as the weather
as chaste as a lily/Minerva
as cheap as dirt
as cheeky as a young bantam cock
as cherry as a sunbeam
as chilling as death/a tomb
as clear as a bell/crystal/daylight
as clever as paint
as clumsy as a bear
as coarse as hemp
as cold as ice/death
as common as dirt/pins/poverty
as complacent as a cat
as confident as Hercules
as conscientious as a dog
as consoling as the sun
as contagious as a yawn
as contrary as black and white
as convincing as the multiplication tables
as cool as cucumber
as costly as the nest of the birds
as countless as the sand/the stars
as cowardly as a child
as crisp as new bank notes
as crooked as a corkscrew
as cruel as death/winter
as cunning as a fox

[edit] D

Similes
as dangerous as machine guns
as dark as a dungeon/a pitch
as dead as a doornail/wood
as deaf as a beetle/doorpost
as deceptive as the mirage in a desert
as deep as the sea
as devoted as a mother
as difficult as a Greek puzzle
as dismal as a hearse
as distant as the horizon
as dizzy as a goose
as drunk as a fish
as dry as a bone
as dull as ditchwater

[edit] E

Similes
as eager as a bridegroom
as easy as ABC/winking
as eloquent as Cicero
as empty as space
as enticing as a riddle
as essential as the dew

[edit] F

Similes
as fabulous as Aladdin’s ring
as fair as the morn
as faithful as a dog
as far apart as the poles
as fast/quick as lightning
as fat as a pig/butter
as feeble as a child
as fickle as friends
as fidgety as an old man
as fierce as a lion/tiger
as fit as a fiddle
as flat as a pancake
as fleet as a gazelle
as flimsy as gauze
as foolish as a calf
as frail as flowers/a lily
as free as a bird
as fresh as a daisy
as frigid as an iceberg
as frisky as a lamb/two-year-old

[edit] G

Similes
as game as a fighting cock
as garrulous as a magpie
as gaudy as a butterfly
as gay as a bullfinch
as generous as a lord
as gentle as a lamb/dove
as gloomy as the night
as glorious as the sun
as glum as an oyster
as good as gold
as graceful as a swan
as grave as a judge
as greedy as a hog
as green as grass

[edit] H

Similes
as hairy as a spider/gorilla
as happy as a lark/clown
as hard as nails/rock
as harmless as a baby/dove
as harsh as the truth
as heavy as an elephant
as helpless as a baby
as high as a kite
as hoarse as a crow
as hollow as a drum
as honest as a mirror
as hot as hell
as humble as a worm
as hungry as a wolf

[edit] I-K

Similes
as ignorant as a child
as illusive as a dream
as immense as the sea
as impatient as a lover
as imperishable as eternity
as impetuous as a poet
as indolent as an old bachelor
as industrious as a beaver
as innocent as a lamb/baby
as invisible as the air
as jealous as a Spaniard
as joyful as a fly
as jubilant as old sleigh bells
as keen as mustard
as kind as consent

[edit] L-O

Similes
as large as life
as languid as a lovesick maid
as lasting as the pyramids
as lawful as eating
as lazy as pig
as liberal as the sun
as light as a feather
as likely as not
as lithe as a tiger
as lively as a cricket
as loud as thunder
as lovely as Venus
as lowly as a worm
as loyal as an apostle
as mad as a hatter/hornet/the march hare
as mean as a miser
as meek as a lamb
as merry as a cricket
as modest as a maiden
as much use as a yard of pump water
as naked as night
as neat as a pin
as nervous as a mouse
as new as day
as nimble as a lizard
as noisy as a herd of elephants
as nutty as a fruitcake
as obstinate as a mule
as old as the hills

[edit] P-R

Similes
as pale as death
as patient as Job
as persistent as a mosquito
as plain as day
as playful as a kitten/puppy
as pleased as Punch
as plump as a partridge
as pretty as a picture
as proud as a peacock
as purple as the heather
as poor as a church mouse
as pretty as a picture
as proud as a peacock
as pure as snow
as purple as the heather
as quarrelsome as the weasel
as quick as a wink/lightning/silver
as quiet as a mouse
as rare as a comet
as red as a tomato
as regular as the clock
as restless as the sea
as right as rain
as rich as a Creole
as rosy as a bride
as round as a ball/barrel
as rude as a bear
as rugged as a rhinoceros

[edit] S

Similes
as sad as night
as safe as a bank
as saucy as he wave
as scarce as hen's teeth
as scary as a shrine
as secret as thought
as selfish as a fox
as sensitive as a flower
as serious as an owl
as shallow as a pan
as sharp as a needle/razor
as shy as a fawn/squirrel
as sick as a dog
as silent as the dead/grave
as silly as a goose/sheep
as slippery as an eel
as slow as snail/tortoise
as sly as a fox
as smooth as silk
as snug as a bug in a rug
as sober as a judge
as soft as a baby's behind/a baby’s bottom
as solid as a rock/ the ground we stand on
as sound as a bell
as sour as vinegar
as spineless as jellyfish
as steady as a rock
as steady as a rock
as stealthy as a cat
as sticky as jam
as stiff as a board/poker
as still as death/a log
as straight as an arrow
as strong as an ox
as stubborn as a mule
as sturdy as an oak
as subtle as a serpent
as sulky as a bear
as supple as a snake
as sure as death and taxes
as suspicious as a cat/sailors
as sweet as honey
as swift as a deer/hare/haw

[edit] T-V

as tall as a giraffe

as tenacious as a building

as tender as a chicken/a shepherd/a bud

as tight as a drum

as thick as a brick

as thin as a rake/toothpicks

as thirsty as a sponge

as timid as a rabbit/mouse

as tough as leather/nails/old boots

as transparent as glass

as tricky as a box of monkeys

as troublesome as a knight of old

as ugly as a scarecrow/sin

as uncomplaining as a lamb

as unhappy as King lear

as unstable as the wind

as upright as a tower

as useful as a cow

as vain as a peacock

[edit] W-Y

as warlike as the wolf

as warm as wool

as wasteful as a hen

as watchful as a sentinel

as wavering as Hamlet

as weak as water

as welcome as a skunk at a lawn party

as wide as the ocean

as white as a ghost/sheet/snow

as wily as a coyote

as wise as an owl/Solomon

as wet as a fish

as white as a sheet/snow/ghost

as yellow as sulphur

as young as dawn