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Synonyms for yikes

  • interjection

Most common

wow eek eep zoinks yikers

All synonyms

Interjection

1. Eek

eek, wow, eep

Other

zoinks, yikers

Definitions

  1. interj. 1

    Expression of shock and alarm.

    Then she told me I was ‘beautiful, for a black girl’. —Yikes!

Related words

Phrases
yikes on bikes
Other spellings
yipes

Example sentences

  • wow Wow! The pilaf at this restaurant is really good!

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
yikessteady
wowrising
eekfalling
eepsteady

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

By length

3 letters
wow1, eek, eep
6 letters
zoinks, yikers