Synonyms for jib

Most common

jibe UK · gybe

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.

2. v. 2

   To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).

3. n. 1

   A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.

Related words

Phrases

self-tacking jib boom genoa jib

Forms

Plural

jibs → gibbets, gamma-hydroxybutyrates…

Past participle

jibbed
e.g. jibbed → jibed, gybed, balked, resisted…

Example sentences

• jibe I'm tired of your anti-science jibe from your religion.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

balk¹, jibe¹, gibe¹, gybe

5 letters

baulk

6 letters

resist², gibbet

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (resist² = 2 syllables).