Synonyms and Antonyms of jab

synonym (synonym of jab)

  • (noun.act)
    jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
    a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    dig
    the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    dig, poke, prod, stab
    poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    stab
    stab or pierce (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (jab IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a quick short straight punch (noun.act)
    biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug
    (boxing) a blow with the fist (noun.act)
     
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (noun.act)
    gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling (noun.act)
     
  • poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
    thrust, thrust
    push forcefully (verb.motion)
     
  • strike or punch with quick and short blows (verb.contact)
    strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
     
  • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
    touch, touching
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them (noun.act)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF jab relation)

  • stab or pierce (verb.contact)
    goad, prick
    stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from jab)

  • a quick short straight punch (noun.act)
    jab
    strike or punch with quick and short blows (verb.contact)
     
  • a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (noun.act)
    poke
    make a hole by poking (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    throw, thrust
    place or put with great energy (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.motion)
    hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust
    make a thrusting forward movement (verb.motion)
     
  • poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
    dig, jab
    the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
    a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    goad, prod
    a pointed instrument that is used to prod into a state of motion (noun.artifact)
     
  • stab or pierce (verb.contact)
    knife thrust, stab, thrust
    a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.person)
    stabber
    someone who stabs another person (noun.person)
     
  • the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow (noun.act)
    dig, jab, poke, prod, stab
    poke or thrust abruptly (verb.contact)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym derivation jabbing poke poking dig prod stab touch touching biff clout gesture thrust goad prick dig poke throw hurl hurtle
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. jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting . dig . dig, poke, prod, stab . stab . biff, clout, lick, poke, punch, slug . gesture . thrust, thrust . strike . touch, touching . goad, prick . jab . poke . throw, thrust . hurl, hurtle, lunge, thrust . dig, jab . jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting . goad, prod . knife thrust, stab, thrust . stabber . dig, jab, poke, prod, stab


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