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Synonyms for jab

22 synonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

pink stab stob pigstick

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Stab — to poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion

stab, thrust, stick, job, pink, stob, pigstick, gore dated, shank slang, poach dated, chive dated, yerk dated, chib slang UK, foin dated, gride dated

2. Dig

dig, poke, prod

Noun

1. Poking

poking, thrusting

Other

Definitions

v. 1
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
v. 2
To deliver a quick punch.
n. 1
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.

Related words

Word family: jabber
Phrases: jab saw terrorist fist jab

Forms

Plural: jabs → pokings, thrustings, punches, shivas…
Past participle: jabbed
e.g. jabbed → stabbed, thrusted, sticked, jobbed…

Example sentences

pink Tom can't remember where he bought his pink socks.
stab Bruno approached Rima to stab her with his knife.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
jab		rising
pink		rising
stab		rising
stob		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: job¹, dig¹
4 letters: pink¹, stab¹, gore¹, poke¹, prod¹, stob, chib, foin, yerk
5 letters: stick¹, punch¹, shiva², shank¹, poach¹, chive, gride
6 letters: thrust¹, poking²
8 letters: pigstick
9 letters: thrusting²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shiva² = 2 syllables).