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Synonyms for tack

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

hang on attach fasten affix switch flip change tack

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Affix

affix, append, add, attach, hang on, fasten, tag on, annex US, annexe UK

2. Switch

turn, switch, flip, flip-flop, alternate, interchange

3. Piece

piece, assemble

Other

put about, go about, change tack, baste, beat, deviate

Noun

1. Sheet

sheet, main sheet, shroud

2. Biscuit — food generally; fare, especially of the hard bread or breadlike kind

biscuit, bread

3. Cheapie

cheapie informal, gaud, cheapo slang, tawdry dated

Other

saddlery, nail, pin, set-up, put-together, thumbtack US CA

Antonyms

run, wear, gybe

All antonyms of tack →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To nail (something) with a tack (small nail with a flat head).

  2. v. 2

    To sew/stitch with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).

  3. n. 1

    Food generally; fare, especially of the hard bread or breadlike kind.

    Near-synonyms: biscuit, bread

  4. n. 2

    A small nail with a flat head.

Related words

Word family
tackboard tacker tacky
Phrases
tack together tie tack change tack coffin tack switch tack tack weld tack up soft tack

Forms

Plural
tacks → sheets, shrouds, biscuits, breads…
Past participle
tacked
e.g. tacked → affixed, appended, added, attached…

Example sentences

  • attach You need to attach a white garter belt underneath.
  • fasten If you turn around, I'll fasten your dress for you.
  • affix Do not forget to affix the stamp to the envelope.
  • switch I don't switch on the light in my studio at night.
  • flip Yanni was hired to just moronically flip burgers.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tackrising
attachsteady
fastensteady
affixfalling
switchsteady

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

By length

3 letters
add1, pin1
4 letters
turn1, beat1, flip1, nail1, gaud
5 letters
piece1, bread1, sheet1, annex2, affix2, baste1
6 letters
switch1, attach2, shroud1, fasten2, append2, annexe, tawdry2, cheapo2
7 letters
biscuit2, deviate3, cheapie
8 letters
assemble3, saddlery
9 letters
alternate3, thumbtack
11 letters
interchange3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (annex2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
louvoyer
Italiano
tergiversare
Deutsch
lavieren