barb

The word “barb” has 1 syllable: barb

It's pronounced as /bɑrb/

What is synonym and antonym for barb?

In the thesaurus, “barb” has 57 synonyms and 9 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for barb along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for barb

abuse
affront
arrow
attack
brickbat
bristle
catcall
criticism
cut
dart
dig
dis
disapproval
disgrace
dishonor
diss
epithet
gibe
gird
indignity
insult
invective
jeer
jibe
knock
mock
name
offence
offense
opprobrium
outrage
personality
poke
prickle
prong
put-down
quill
quip
rebuff
sarcasm
scoff
shaft
shame
slam
slap
slight
slur
sneer
spike
spur
swipe
taunt
thistle
thorn
torment
torture
vituperation

Antonyms for barb

acclaim
accolade
adulation
applause
commendation
compliment
flattery
kindness
praise

Meanings of barb

noun
1. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
2. A hurtful or disparaging remark.
3. A beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it.
4. Armor for a horse, corrupted from bard.
5. A horse.
6. One of the side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.
7. Any of various species of freshwater carp-like fish that have barbels and belong to the cyprinid family.
8. Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish), found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
9. A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.
10. A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
11. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners.
12. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written also barbel and barble.].
13. A bit for a horse.
14. A plastic fastener, shaped roughly like a capital I (with serifs), used to attach socks etc. to their packaging.
15. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from Barbary into Spain by the Moors.
16. A blackish or dun variety of pigeon, originally brought from Barbary.
17. A barbiturate.
verb
1. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.
2. To cover a horse in armor, corrupted from bard.
3. To cut (hair).
4. To shave or dress the beard of.
5. To clip; to mow.

Example Sentences

The fisherman carefully removed the barb from the hook before releasing the fish.
She felt the sharp barb of his comment, which was meant to hurt.
The barb on the arrow was designed to ensure it wouldn't easily come out.
His words were full of a hidden barb, leaving everyone uncomfortable.
The barb on the cactus made it dangerous to handle without protection.

On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to barb, such as: abuse, acclaim, accolade, adulation, affront, applause, arrow.

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