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Synonyms for rock

49 synonyms
2 antonyms
7 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

roll sleep with excel sport flourish judder

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Roll

roll, shake, sway, wobble, toss, totter, tremble, reel, vacillate, oscillate

2. Hit — to be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic

hit, nail, pound, sleep with, slay, excel, bang slang, eat slang, kick butt slang, kick slang, slap slang, rule slang

3. Agitate — to cause to shake or sway violently

agitate, trouble

Other

sport, waver, flourish, judder

Noun

1. Stone — A formation of minerals, specifically, A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble

stone, boulder, pebble

2. Ice — A lump or cube of ice

3. Diamond — A formation of minerals, specifically, A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond

4. Foundation — something that is strong, stable, and dependable; a person who provides security or support to another

foundation, support

Other

rock-and-roll, crag, bedrock, cliff, rock'n'roll, striped bass, bone, crack rock, shag, crack cocaine, candy, careen

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To cause to shake or sway violently.
v. 2
To be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
My holidays in Ibiza rocked! I can't wait to go back.
n. 1
A formation of minerals, specifically: A boulder or large stone; or (US, Canada) a smaller stone; a pebble.
Some fool has thrown a rock through my window.
n. 2
A formation of minerals, specifically: A precious stone or gem, especially a diamond.
Look at the size of that rock on her finger!

Related words

Word family: rockberry rockcress rockery rockfoil rockfowl rockhearted rockish rockmelon
Phrases: rock-and-roll rock rabbit rock oil rock salt rock badger rock lobster rock'n'roll crack rock

Forms

Plural: rocks → stones, boulders, pebbles, ices…
Past participle: rocked
e.g. rocked → rolled, shaken, swayed, wobbled…

Example sentences

roll Craps is a piece of cake if you only roll elevens.
excel “Really, Watson, you excel yourself,” said Holmes.
sport I like to play sport for fun, not for competition.
flourish Algeria's economy will be able to flourish again.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
rock		steady
roll		steady
excel		rising
sport		rising
flourish		rising

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

By length

3 letters: hit¹, eat¹, ice¹, gem¹
4 letters: rule¹, roll¹, kick¹, bone¹, bang¹, nail¹, slap¹, toss¹, reel¹, sway¹, slay¹, shag¹, crag¹
5 letters: stone¹, sport¹, shake¹, pound¹, candy², cliff¹, excel², waver²
6 letters: pebble², wobble², totter², careen², judder
7 letters: support², trouble², diamond², boulder², bedrock², tremble², agitate³
8 letters: flourish²
9 letters: oscillate³, vacillate³
10 letters: foundation³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (candy² = 2 syllables).