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  • 1. gadfly
  • Rhymes with Gadfly
  • 2. gadfly
  • Gadfly in a sentence
Table of Contents
  • 1. gadfly
  • Rhymes with Gadfly
  • 2. gadfly
  • Gadfly in a sentence
Synonyms
Antonyms

1. gadfly

noun. ['ˈgædˌflaɪ'] a persistently annoying person.

Synonyms

  • tormenter
  • cuss
  • persecutor
  • blighter
  • pest
  • nudnik
  • pesterer
  • nudnick

Antonyms

  • stand still
  • stay
  • hide

Rhymes with Gadfly

  • botfly
  • butterfly
  • firefly
  • hoverfly
  • shoofly

2. gadfly

noun. ['ˈgædˌflaɪ'] any of various large flies that annoy livestock.

Synonyms

  • horsefly
  • warble fly
  • botfly
  • clegg
  • cleg
  • fly

Antonyms

  • stay in place
  • increase
  • dry fly
  • wet fly

Sentences with gadfly


1. Noun, singular or mass
If you’re ever wrecked with guilt about leaving your pet behind while you galavant around the world like a globetrotting gadfly, over compensate by boarding your good boys and good girls in a five-star kennel.

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