hag

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HAG

a mean or ugly old woman <although she looks like a hag, she's really the sweetest old lady you could ever hope to meet>

Synonyms beldam (or beldame), carline (or carlin) [chiefly Scottish], hag, hellcat, trot, witch

Related Words harpy, shrew, virago

a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers <falsely accused of being a hag who had caused the plague>

Synonyms enchantress, hag, hex, sorceress

Related Words charmer, conjurer (or conjuror), enchanter, necromancer, voodoo, voodooist; magician, sorcerer, warlock, wizard

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