dab

The word “dab” has 1 syllable: dab

It's pronounced as /dæb/

What is synonym and antonym for dab?

In the thesaurus, “dab” has 294 synonyms and 67 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for dab

KO
Renaissance man
ace
addict
adept
afficionado
aficionado
all-rounder
anoint
apply
artist
atom
authority
bang
bash
bastinade
bastinado
bat
battering
beat
beating
bedaub
belt
besmear
biff
bit
bite
blanket
blob
blow
bludgeoning
body blow
bop
box
brush
buff
buffet
bust
carpet
chip
chop
chuck
clap
clasp
clench
clip
clipping
clobbering
clout
clutch
coat
cognoscente
connoisseur
consultant
counter
counterblow
counterpunch
counterstroke
cover
crack
crackajack
crackerjack
craftsman
crumb
cruncher
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuff
dab hand
dash
daub
devotee
dig
dollop
dose
dot
douse
dram
driblet
drop
drop in the bucket
drubbing
enthusiast
expert
fan
feel
fiend
fillip
flake
fleck
flick
flogging
flyspeck
fragment
geek
glimmer
grain
granule
grasp
graze
grip
guru
hack
hammering
hand
handful
handle
haymaker
hint
hired gun
hit
hold
hook
hoot
hotshot
iota
jab
jack-of-all-trades
jam
jerk
jog
jot
journeyman
kayo
kick
knee
knock
knockdown
knockout
lambasting
larrup
lash
lay
lay on
layer
left
lick
licking
little
lunge
maestro
mantle
master
maven
mavin
meister
minim
minimum
mistress
mite
modicum
molecule
morsel
mote
nibble
nip
nubbin
nudge
one-two
ounce
overlay
overlie
overspread
palm
palp
palpate
paring
part
particle
past master
pasting
pat
patch
peanuts
peck
pelt
pick
pinch
plaster
plump
poke
portion
pound
pounding
pro
professional
proficient
pummeling
pummelling
punch
push
rabbit punch
rap
ray
right
right-hander
roundhouse
scattering
scholar
scintilla
scrap
scruple
section
semblance
shade
shadow
shard
shark
sharp
shave
shaving
sheet
shiver
shot
shove
shred
sidewinder
skim
skosh
slam
slap
slather
sliver
slug
smack
smash
smatter
smattering
smear
smell
smidge
smidgen
smidgeon
smidgin
smithereens
smudge
snap
sock
spank
spark
spatter
specialist
speck
splash
splinter
spot
spread
sprinkling
stab
stick
stinger
stipple
strain
streak
stripe
stroke
sucker punch
surface
suspicion
swab
swat
swing
swipe
switch
syllable
tad
tag
tap
taste
tatter
thrashing
thud
thump
thwack
tip
tittle
touch
trace
uppercut
vestige
virtuoso
wallop
walloping
welt
whack
wham
whap
whip
whipping
whit
whiz
whop
wipe
wizard

Antonyms for dab

abundance
amateur
apprentice
bare
barrel
beginner
boatload
bonanza
bucket
bundle
bushel
chunk
dabbler
deal
dilettante
embarrassment
excess
expose
fistful
glob
gobs
heaps
hunk
inexpert
lashings
lashins
layman
loads
lot
lump
mass
mess
mountain
much
neophyte
nonexpert
nonprofessional
novice
oodles
overabundance
overage
overflow
overkill
overmuch
oversupply
passel
peck
peel
pile
plenty
potful
profusion
quantity
raft
reams
scads
slab
stack
strip
superabundance
superfluity
surfeit
surplus
uncover
volume
wad
wealth

Meanings of dab

noun
1. A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
2. A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
3. A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
4. (chiefly in the plural) Fingerprint.
5. A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
6. One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
7. A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
8. A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
verb
1. To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
2. To apply a substance in this way.
3. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
4. To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
5. To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
adverb
1. With a dab, or sudden contact.
adjective
1. (costers) Bad.

Example Sentences

She decided to dab a bit of perfume on her wrists before heading out.
The artist carefully planned where to dab each stroke of paint on the canvas.
As the chef finished preparing the dish, he made sure to dab a final touch of sauce.
The gymnast performed a flawless routine, concluding with a stylish dab at the end.
Trying to hide her laughter, she pretended to dab at her eyes with a tissue.

On this page you'll find 361 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to dab, such as: KO, Renaissance man, abundance, ace, addict, adept, afficionado.

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