Stabbing

/ˈstæb.ɪŋ/

Synonyms for "stabbing" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

acerb acerbate acerbic acid acidic acidulent acidulous acrid acrimonious acute afflictive agonizing astringent atrocious bayonetting biting bitter

Noun(6 words)

acute assault attack attack-related attempt biting

Strong matches (33)

brisk caustic corroding corrosive cramping cruel cutting distressingdouble edgeddouble-edged edged escharotic excruciating fierce gnawing grave griping hard harrowing harsh

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hurtful hurting impalement incisive keen

Noun(6 words)

caustic incisive injuryjabbing painknife-related knife-wielding

Adjective(2 words)

cutting keen

Related words (56)

knifelike knifing mordacious mordant painful paroxysmal penetrating piercing poignant puncture pungent racking rigorous rough scathing scorching severe sharp shooting spasmatic

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spasmic spasmodic stinging strident stringent tartthe swordtormenting torturous transfixion trenchant vehement violent virulent vitriolic withering

Adjective(5 words)

knifelike lancinate lancinating piercing wounding

Noun(15 words)

penetrating woundpierce piercingpiercing painprobe searing sharpsharp painstabstab woundstrike thrust try twinging violent

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

activity attackbodily paincriminal acteffortfigurative descriptorinjurypain descriptorpain sensationphysical harmviolenceviolent actviolent act descriptor

More specific

16 entries

abdominal stabbingchest stabbingfatal stabbingimprovised strikeknife attackknife stabbingnonfatal stabbingpiercing painsharp painstab woundstabbing attackstabbing critiquestabbing incidentstabbing murderstabbing remarktentative attempt

Collocations

11 entries

fatal stabbingknife stabbingstabbing attackstabbing incidentstabbing motionstabbing painstabbing remarkstabbing spreestabbing victimstabbing weaponstabbing wound

Inflections

5 entries

more stabbingmost stabbingstabbed stabbings stabs

Derivations

4 entries

stab stabbed stabber stabs

similar

2 entries

harmful sharp

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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Let's refrain from stabbing people with knives.

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She's determined to get back at her friend for stabbing her in the back.

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Stabbing: It can fix EVERYTHING.

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An icicle broke off and fell on her, stabbing her in the chest.

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