Stab

/stæb/

Synonyms for "stab" (340 found)

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Closest matches (68)

Verb(7 words)

jab bayoneted bayonetted chef chib ching chive

Noun(11 words)

pang thrust twinge attempt backstab backstabbing bayoneting bayonets bayonetting betray bodkin

abrade abrasion acheacute painafflict aggrieve agonize ail anguish approach assay attempt augerbarb the dartbark bayonet betray betrayal bid bite

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blemishblind guessbloodybold conjectureboreboring painbreak broach bruise burn chafecharley horsecheck chip claw concussion conjecture convulse countersink crack crackle cramp cramps craze crick crucify cutcut updagger

Adjective(1 words)

constant thrust

Strong matches (102)

Noun(12 words)

daggers dirks effort gores injury jabjavelin thrustknife thrustknifing knives lances lancing

darting paindig dirk distress double-cross drill drive duplicity effort empierce endeavor essay excruciate experiment feint fester fixflash burnfling fracture

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fray frazzle fretfulgurant paingall gambit gashgirdle paingive paingnaw gnawing go gore gougegouge outgrate grieve grind gripe griping guess harm harrow hitch holehome thrusthoneycomb hunch hurthurt the feelingsimpale incise incision inflameinflict paininjure injury irritate jab jagjudas kissjumping painkill by incheskink knife lacerate laceration lancelancinating painlesion lick lunge

Verb(17 words)

defame dig enthrill foin gore gride impaled impales job juke kebab knife knifecrime knifed knifes lanced lancinate

Adjective(1 words)

direct thrusts

Related words (170)

Noun(21 words)

lunging pierce pitchfork pitchforking poniards prickle pricks puncture shanks shot spearing spears stabbing stabbings stingthrust forward aggressivelythrust with forcethrusts transfixing try

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wound

maimmake mincemeat ofmartyr martyrize maulmortal woundmove mutilate mutilation needle nip offer pain pang paroxysm pass penetrate perforate perhaps pierce

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pin pinch pink plungeplunge inplunge intopoke poniard pop prickprolong the agonyprong punch punctureput to torturerack ram rankle rasp reamream outrend rent riddle riprough guessrub runrun throughrupture saber savage scald scorch scotch scrape scratch scuffsecond-degree burnseizuresell outsharp painshoot shootingshooting painshot sink skewer skin slap slash slit smart sore spasm spear speculation spike spit sprainstab woundstabbing painstagger step stick stiletto sting stitch strain strokestrong bidsurmise swing sword tap tear tentativethird-degree burnthrill throes thrust tormen torment torture transfix transpierce trauma traumatize treachery trepan trephine trialtrial and errortry tweak twinge twisttwist the knifetwitch undertakingunverified suppositionwhack whirlwild guesswoundwounds immedicablewrench wring

Verb(20 words)

pigstick piked pink pitchforked poach poke prodrun throughshank shiv spear speet splash stick stob stog thrustthrust a bladethrust a spearyerk

Adjective(1 words)

transfixed

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More general

18 entries

activity attack attempt blow effort endeavor endeavour feeling harm injure injury pain sensation thrust try

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More specific

11 entries

betrayal go jab pang puncturestab woundstabbing stitch thrust treachery trial

Collocations

9 entries

backstabsharp stabstab in the backstab with a knifestab woundstab wound treatmentstabbing motionstabbing painstabbing sensation

Inflections

3 entries

stabbed stabbing stabs

Derivations

2 entries

stabber stabbing

Sample sentences

30 total sentences available.

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I'm a thief, I'll go back when I've taken the stuff. Report me and I'll stab you.

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There's no telling when she'll stab you in the back.

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Scissors are meant for cutting but can also be used to stab.

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Stab everyone.

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