Synonyms for rib

Most common

laugh at · roast · poke fun · jape · strut

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

2. n. 1

   Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.

Related words

Word family

ribbon ribbie rib-eye ribeye ribgrass ribspare ribwort

Phrases

middle rib rib cage rib meristem rib eye

Forms

Plural

ribs → bones, costas…

Past participle

ribbed
e.g. ribbed → roasted, guyed, mocked, ridiculed…

Example sentences

• roast A nice roast chicken is one of my favorite dishes.
• jape Her jape was not appreciated.
• strut That strut is weak and needs reinforcing.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

guy¹

4 letters

bone¹, mock¹, jape

5 letters

costa², roast¹, strut¹, scoff¹

8 letters

ridicule³

10 letters

blackguard

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (costa² = 2 syllables).