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

Need another word that means the same as “blimp”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “blimp” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Blimp” are: sausage, sausage balloon, colonel blimp, right-winger, conservative, rightist, diehard

Blimp as a Noun

Definitions of "Blimp" as a noun

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

• Any elderly pompous reactionary ultranationalistic person (after the cartoon character created by Sir David Low.
• A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.
• A small airship or barrage balloon.
• A fat person.
• A soundproof cover for a cine camera.
• A pompous, reactionary type of person.

Synonyms of "Blimp" as a noun (7 Words)

colonel blimp	A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general.
conservative	A member of a Conservative Party. He was considered a conservative in his approach to Catholic teachings.
diehard	A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition. A diehard Yankees fan.
right-winger	A member of a right wing political party.
rightist	A person who supports the political views or policies of the right. A national hero of the rightists.
sausage	An object shaped like a sausage. Silly sausage he teased.
sausage balloon	A small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon.

Usage Examples of "Blimp" as a noun

• I could work out four hours a day and still end up a blimp.
• You'll still find Colonel Blimps at local party level.

Associations of "Blimp" (30 Words)

administrate	Work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of. The cost of administrating VAT.
aircraft	An aeroplane, helicopter, or other machine capable of flight.
airport	Relating to or denoting light popular fiction such as is offered for sale to travellers in airports. An airport thriller.
alien	Belonging to a foreign country. Alien beings.
ascendancy	Occupation of a position of dominant power or influence. The ascendancy of good over evil.
astronaut	A person trained to travel in a spacecraft. The Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts.
ballooning	Flying in a balloon. He took up ballooning in 1907.
butterfly	Flutter like a butterfly. A social butterfly.
centralize	Bring (activities or processes) together in one place. The Treasury centralized all naval refitting work at Devonport.
control	The activity of managing or exerting control over something. This substance is controlled.
dominance	The predominance of one or more species in a plant or animal community. Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her.
dominate	Be greater in significance than. Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood.
dominated	Harassed by persistent nagging.
flight	Shoot wildfowl in flight. He flighted a free kick into the box.
flotilla	A United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships. A flotilla of cargo boats.
govern	Require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood. His belief in God governs his conduct.
grasshopper	A cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao.
hangar	House an aircraft in a hangar. The army choppers that were hangared out at Springs.
helicopter	Fly somewhere in a helicopter. They were helicoptering daily between Bath and London.
jet	Fly a jet plane. A private jet.
mastery	Control or superiority over someone or something. She played with some mastery.
plane	Make even or smooth with or as with a carpenter s plane. The plane of his forehead.
refuel	Provide with additional fuel, as of aircraft, ships, and cars. The chopper went to refuel.
reign	The period during which a monarch is sovereign. During the reign of Henry VIII.
rudder	Application of a rudder in steering a boat ship or aircraft. Bring the aircraft to a stall and apply full rudder.
shuttle	Transport in a shuttle. The nine o clock shuttle from Edinburgh.
spacecraft	A craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun.
spaceman	A person trained to travel in a spacecraft.
superintendence	Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group. Under his vigilant superintendence a building was erected.
thermostat	Control the temperature with a thermostat.