Synonyms for siren

Noun

1. Siren, sea nymph

usage: a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived; "Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song"

2. enchantress, temptress, siren, Delilah, femme fatale, woman, adult female

usage: a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

3. siren, alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum

usage: a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

4. siren, acoustic device, alarm, warning device, alarm system

usage: an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning

5. siren, salamander

usage: eel-like aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills