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Synonyms for massage

Most common

fudge juggle rub down knead

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Fudge — to manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with

fudge, juggle

2. Rub down

rub down, knead

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.

  2. v. 2

    To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).

    My neck doesn't hurt as much as it did last night since my wife massaged me after I got back from the concert.

  3. n. 1

    The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.

    Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.

Forms

Plural
massages → rubs, shampoos, massotherapies…
Past participle
massaged
e.g. massaged → fudged, juggled, kneaded…

Example sentences

  • fudge "Get out!" "What the fudge! Are you kidding me?"
  • juggle Anyone can learn to juggle with a bit of practice.
  • knead Knead the clay like bread to soften it before sculpting.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
massagerising
fudgerising
jugglerising
kneadrising

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

By length

3 letters
rub1
5 letters
fudge1, knead1
6 letters
juggle2
7 letters
shampoo2
12 letters
massotherapy

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (juggle2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
masser
Italiano
ammassare
Español
agrupar
Deutsch
massieren