hack

The word “hack” has 1 syllable: hack

It's pronounced as /hæk/

What is synonym and antonym for hack?

In the thesaurus, “hack” has 298 synonyms and 81 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for hack

KO
abide
absorb
accept
acquiesce
address
allow
amateur
arid
banal
bang
barren
bash
bastinade
bastinado
bat
battering
bear
beat
beating
beginner
belt
bide
biff
blow
bludgeoning
body blow
bop
boring
box
bring off
bromidic
brook
buffet
bust
cab
canned
capitulate
cardboard
carriage
carry off
carry out
chip
chop
clap
cliche
clip
clobbering
clout
coach
cobwebby
colorless
come to grips with
command
commonplace
control
conventional
cookie-cutter
countenance
counter
counterblow
counterpunch
counterstroke
crack
cruncher
cudgeling
cudgelling
cuff
dab
derivative
direct
douse
drab
dreary
drubbing
drudge
drudging
dry
dull
dusty
endure
engineer
fell
field
fillip
finesse
flat
flogging
freshman
gash
get off
gharry
go
greasy grind
greenhorn
grind
groove
guide
gypsy cab
hacker
hackle
hackney
hackneyed
hammering
hand
handle
have a grip on
haymaker
heavy
hew
hireling
hit
ho-hum
hook
humdrum
imitative
indent
indentation
indenture
inexpert
jackleg
jading
jejune
jitney
jockey
joggle
kayo
kerf
kick
kid
knee
knock
knockdown
knockout
lacerate
lackey
lambasting
larrup
lash
leaden
learner
left
lick
licking
limousine
live with
manage
maneuver
mangle
manipulate
meet
micromanage
mind-numbing
monotonous
moth-eaten
musty
mutilate
negotiate
neophyte
newcomer
nick
nock
normal
notch
novice
numbing
obligatory
old
old hat
old pro
old-fashioned
one-two
ordinary
pasting
pedantic
pedestrian
pelt
permit
pick
platitudinal
platitudinous
play
plodder
plump
pocket
poke
ponderous
pound
pounding
pro
prosaic
pull
pummeling
pummelling
punch
rabbit punch
rap
ready-made
regulate
respect
ricksha
rickshaw
right
right-hander
rookie
rote
roundhouse
routine
run
score
shiver
shopworn
sidewinder
slam
slap
slash
slit
slot
slug
smack
smash
snip
sock
spank
stale
stand
stand for
standard
steer
stereotyped
stick out
stinger
stock
stodgy
stomach
stripe
stroke
stuffy
sucker punch
suffer
support
sustain
swallow
swat
sweat out
swing
swipe
switch
take
tame
taxi
taxicab
tedious
tenderfoot
thrashing
threadbare
thud
thump
thwack
timeworn
tired
tiresome
tiring
tolerate
tough it out
treat
tried-and-true
trifler
trite
twice-told
typical
tyro
undercut
undramatic
unimaginative
uninspired
uninteresting
unoriginal
uppercut
usual
vapid
vehicle
wallop
walloping
water taxi
wear
wearisome
weary
wearying
well-worn
welt
whack
wham
whap
whip
whipping
whop
workhorse

Antonyms for hack

absorbing
ace
adept
animating
atypical
avoid
botch
bungle
bypass
circumvent
combat
contest
crackajack
crackerjack
craftsman
decline
dismiss
dodge
elude
energizing
engaging
engrossing
enlivening
escape
evade
exciting
expert
extraordinary
fight
foozle
forbear
fresh
fumble
galvanizing
gripping
hand
interesting
intriguing
invigorating
involving
louse up
maestro
master
mishandle
miss
muff
new
novel
old hand
old-timer
oppose
original
past master
pathbreaking
pioneering
refuse
reject
repudiate
resist
riveting
scamp
shark
sharp
spurn
stimulating
strange
trailblazing
turn down
unaccustomed
uncommon
unfamiliar
unhackneyed
unheard-of
unknown
unprecedented
unusual
vet
veteran
virtuoso
whiz
wizard

Meanings of hack

noun
1. A tool for chopping.
2. A hacking blow.
3. A gouge or notch made by such a blow.
4. A dry cough.
5. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.
6. A try, an attempt.
7. The foothold traditionally cut into the ice from which the person who throws the rock pushes off for delivery.
8. A mattock or a miner's pickaxe.
9. An expedient, temporary solution, such as a small patch or change to code, meant to be replaced with a more elegant solution at a later date.
10. An interesting technical achievement, particularly in computer programming.
11. A trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
12. An illegal attempt to gain access to a computer network.
13. A video game or any computer software that has been altered from its original state.
14. Time check.
15. A swing of the bat at a pitched ball by the batter.
16. A kick on the shins in football.
17. Confinement of an officer to their stateroom as a punishment.
18. A board which the falcon's food is placed on; used by extension for the state of partial freedom in which they are kept before being trained.
19. A food-rack for cattle.
20. A rack used to dry something, such as bricks, fish, or cheese.
21. A grating in a mill race.
22. A horse for hire, especially one which is old and tired.
23. A person, often a journalist, hired to do routine work.
24. Someone who is available for hire; hireling, mercenary.
25. A taxicab (hackney cab) driver.
26. A vehicle let for hire; originally, a hackney coach, now typically a taxicab.
27. A hearse.
28. (authorship) An untalented writer.
29. One who is professionally successful despite producing mediocre work. (Usually applied to persons in a creative field.).
30. A talented writer-for-hire, paid to put others' thoughts into felicitous language.
31. A political agitator. (slightly derogatory).
32. A writer who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge.
33. A procuress.
34. A small ball usually made of woven cotton or suede and filled with rice, sand or some other filler, for use in hackeysack.
verb
1. To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
2. To cough noisily.
3. To withstand or put up with a difficult situation.
4. To make a quick code change to patch a computer program, often one that, while being effective, is inelegant or makes the program harder to maintain.
5. To accomplish a difficult programming task.
6. To work with something on an intimately technical level.
7. (by extension) To apply a trick, shortcut, skill, or novelty method to something to increase productivity, efficiency or ease.
8. To hack into; to gain unauthorized access to (a computer system, e.g., a website, or network) by manipulating code.
9. (by extension) To gain unauthorised access to a computer or online account belonging to (a person or organisation).
10. To strike an opponent's leg with one's hockey stick.
11. To make a flailing attempt to hit the puck with a hockey stick.
12. To swing at a pitched ball.
13. (soccer and rugby) To kick (a player) on the shins.
14. To strike in a frantic movement.
15. To strike lightly as part of tapotement massage.
16. To lay (bricks) on a rack to dry.
17. To keep (young hawks) in a state of partial freedom, before they are trained.
18. To make common or cliched; to vulgarise.
19. To ride a horse at a regular pace; to ride on a road (as opposed to riding cross-country etc.).
20. To be exposed or offered or to common use for hire; to turn prostitute.
21. To live the life of a drudge or hack.
22. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.
23. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render trite and commonplace.
24. To play hackeysack.

Example Sentences

She found a clever hack to organize her chaotic schedule.
The computer programmer discovered a new coding hack for efficiency.
In the kitchen, he used a quick hack to peel garlic effortlessly.
The traveler shared a useful packing hack for maximizing suitcase space.
The fitness enthusiast had a personal workout hack that saved time without sacrificing effectiveness.

On this page you'll find 379 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hack, such as: KO, abide, absorb, absorbing, accept, ace, acquiesce.

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