ALBATROSS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ALBATROSS?

Need another word that means the same as “albatross”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “albatross” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Albatross” are: millstone, mollymawk, responsibility, obligation, liability

Albatross as a Noun

Definitions of "Albatross" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “albatross” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight.
• A source of frustration or guilt; an encumbrance (in allusion to Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
• A very large, chiefly white oceanic bird with long, narrow wings, found mainly in the southern oceans.
• (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.
• Something that hinders or handicaps.

Synonyms of "Albatross" as a noun (5 Words)

liability	The state of being legally responsible for something. Once you contact the card protection scheme your liability for any loss ends.
millstone	Something that hinders or handicaps.
mollymawk	Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight.
obligation	A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. I have an obligation to look after her.
responsibility	The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone. Individuals have a responsibility to control their behaviour.

Usage Examples of "Albatross" as a noun

• She was an albatross around his neck.
• An albatross of a marriage.

Associations of "Albatross" (30 Words)

airborne	Moved or conveyed by or through air. The shuttle was airborne.
aircraft	An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.
airplane	An aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets. The flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane.
bird	A bird that is hunted for sport or used for food. She s a sharp old bird.
cabin	Confine to a small space such as a cabin. She lay in her cabin on a steamer.
chick	Young bird especially of domestic fowl. Dozens of fluffy chirruping chicks hatched out.
cormorant	Large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish.
cygnet	A young swan.
decoy	Lure or entrap with or as if with a decoy. A decoy duck.
duck	Flesh of a duck domestic or wild. Visitors can board an amphibious duck to explore the city.
egret	Any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season.
flamingo	A tall wading bird with mainly pink or scarlet plumage and long legs and neck. It has a heavy bent bill that is held upside down in the water in order to filter-feed on small organisms.
fledged	Having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination. A recently fledged bird.
flight	Shoot wildfowl in flight. Flights of imagination.
fly	Hit a fly. The bird can fly enormous distances.
flying	Used in names of animals that can glide by using winglike membranes or other structures e g flying squirrel. She hates flying.
goose	Flesh of a goose domestic or wild. Goose the car.
gull	A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of.
hatch	A movable barrier covering a hatchway. Young birds fish and reptiles hatch.
heron	A large fish-eating wading bird with long legs, a long S-shaped neck, and a long pointed bill.
levitate	Rise or cause to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers. I swear to God he levitated over the bar.
nest	Inhabit a nest usually after building. I m off to my cosy nest.
overhead	A transparency for use with an overhead projector. Government departments generally baulk at paying full overhead costs.
plane	Cut or remove with or as if with a plane. The planets orbit the sun in roughly the same plane.
spoonbill	Wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon.
swan	Move about or go somewhere in a casual, irresponsible, or ostentatious way. Airplanes were swanning over the mountains.
tern	A seabird related to the gulls, typically smaller and more slender, with long pointed wings and a forked tail.
volant	With wings extended in a flying position. Newly volant young.
webbed	(of fingers or toes) abnormally united for all or part of their length by a fold of skin. A heavy webbed strap.
wing	The wing of a bird as food. The thought gave wings to her feet.