jabs

The word “jabs” has 1 syllable: jabs

It's pronounced as /dʒæbz/


What is synonym and antonym for jabs?

In the thesaurus, “jabs” has 45 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for jabs along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jabs

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • dabs
  • digs
  • dirks
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • harpoons
  • impales
  • jams
  • jerks
  • jogs
  • knifes
  • lances
  • lunges
  • nudges
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pikes
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • pushes
  • quills
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • shoves
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces

Meanings of jabs

  • noun
    1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
    2. A short straight punch.
    3. A medical injection.
    4. A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
    5. A mild verbal insult.
  • verb
    1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
    2. To deliver a quick punch.
    3. To give someone an injection.

Example Sentences

  • The boxer delivered swift and powerful jabs to his opponent, keeping him on the defensive.
  • In the heated argument, both friends exchanged verbal jabs, revealing underlying tensions.
  • The nurse administered the vaccine with quick and painless jabs to ensure a smooth vaccination process.
  • During the fencing match, the athletes strategically aimed for precise jabs to score points.
  • The comedian's routine was filled with clever and humorous jabs at current events, eliciting laughter from the audience.

On this page you'll find 45 synonyms or another words to jabs, such as: bayonets, cuts, dabs, digs, dirks, gimlets, gores.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

bangs

  • KOs
  • amusements
  • arousals
  • bars
  • bashes
  • bastinades
  • bastinadoes
  • bats
  • batterings
  • batters
  • beans
  • beatings
  • beats
  • belts
  • biffs
  • blares
  • blasts
  • blows
  • bludgeons
  • bob
  • bobs
  • body blows
  • bolts
  • bonks
  • booms
  • boots
  • bops
  • bounces
  • boxes
  • brains
  • brushes
  • buffets
  • bulldozes
  • bumps
  • bungs
  • bunts
  • busts
  • butts
  • buzz cut
  • buzzes
  • canes
  • caroms
  • chains
  • charges
  • chops
  • clamors
  • clangors
  • clangs
  • clanks
  • claps
  • clashes
  • clips
  • clobbers
  • clocks
  • closes
  • clouts
  • clubs
  • clunks
  • collides
  • conks
  • contacts
  • counter-blows
  • counter-strokes
  • counterblows
  • counterpunches
  • counters
  • counterstrokes
  • cracks
  • crashes
  • creams
  • crew cut
  • crunchers
  • cudgels
  • cuffs
  • dabs
  • decks
  • delectations
  • delights
  • diversions
  • douses
  • drubbings
  • drubs
  • dumps
  • electrifications
  • enjoyments
  • entertainments
  • exhilarations
  • fastens
  • feather cut
  • fells
  • fillips
  • flails
  • flicks
  • flogs
  • floors
  • frissons
  • fun
  • glances
  • grazes
  • hacks
  • hairdo
  • hairstyle
  • hammers
  • hands
  • hangs one on
  • haymakers
  • highs
  • hits
  • hooks
  • howls
  • hubbubs
  • hue and cries
  • hullabaloos
  • impacts
  • impinges
  • intoxications
  • jabs
  • jollies
  • jolts
  • jostles
  • joys
  • kayos
  • kicks
  • kisses
  • knees
  • knockdowns
  • knockouts
  • knocks
  • knocks down
  • laces
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • lands
  • larrups
  • lashes
  • latches
  • lefts
  • levels
  • lickings
  • licks
  • lifts
  • locks
  • mangles
  • mauls
  • muscles
  • nails
  • nudges
  • one-twos
  • outcries
  • pastes
  • pastings
  • pelts
  • peppers
  • picks
  • pleasures
  • plumps
  • pokes
  • pommels
  • pompadour
  • pops
  • pounds
  • presses
  • prods
  • pummels
  • punches
  • pushes
  • rabbit punches
  • rabbit-punches
  • rams
  • raps
  • rebounds
  • reports
  • ricochets
  • right-handers
  • rights
  • roars
  • roughs
  • roundhouses
  • rushes
  • saps
  • scrapes
  • scuffs
  • seals
  • secures
  • shaves
  • shingling
  • shivers
  • shocks
  • shoves
  • shuts
  • sidewinders
  • skims
  • skips
  • skulls
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slashes
  • sledgehammers
  • sledges
  • slogs
  • slugs
  • smacks
  • smashes
  • smites
  • snaps
  • socks
  • spanks
  • spears
  • stabs
  • stamps
  • stingers
  • stops
  • strikes
  • stripes
  • strokes
  • sucker punches
  • surprises
  • surprizes
  • swats
  • sweeps
  • swings
  • swipes
  • switches
  • tags
  • taps
  • thrashes
  • thrashings
  • thrills
  • thuds
  • thumps
  • thunderclaps
  • thunks
  • thwacks
  • titillations
  • touches
  • treats
  • trimming
  • tumults
  • uppercuts
  • uproars
  • wallopings
  • wallops
  • welts
  • whacks
  • whales
  • whams
  • whaps
  • whippings
  • whips
  • whomps
  • whops
  • whumps
  • zaps

dabs

  • KOs
  • Renaissance men
  • aces
  • addicts
  • adepts
  • afficionados
  • aficionados
  • all-rounders
  • anoints
  • applies
  • artists
  • atoms
  • authorities
  • bangs
  • bashes
  • bastinades
  • bastinadoes
  • bats
  • batterings
  • beatings
  • beats
  • bedaubs
  • belts
  • besmears
  • biffs
  • bites
  • bits
  • blankets
  • blows
  • body blows
  • bops
  • boxes
  • brushes
  • buffets
  • buffs
  • busts
  • carpets
  • chips
  • chops
  • chucks
  • claps
  • clasps
  • clenches
  • clippings
  • clips
  • clouts
  • clutches
  • coats
  • cognoscenti
  • connoisseurs
  • consultants
  • counter-blows
  • counter-strokes
  • counterblows
  • counterpunches
  • counters
  • counterstrokes
  • covers
  • crackajacks
  • crackerjacks
  • cracks
  • craftsmen
  • crumbs
  • crunchers
  • cuffs
  • dab hands
  • dashes
  • daubs
  • devotees
  • digs
  • doses
  • dots
  • douses
  • drams
  • driblets
  • drops
  • drops in the bucket
  • drubbings
  • enthusiasts
  • experts
  • fans
  • feels
  • fiends
  • fillips
  • flakes
  • flecks
  • flicks
  • flyspecks
  • fragments
  • geeks
  • glimmers
  • grains
  • granules
  • grasps
  • grazes
  • grips
  • gurus
  • hacks
  • handfuls
  • handles
  • hands
  • handsful
  • haymakers
  • hints
  • hired guns
  • hits
  • holds
  • hooks
  • hoots
  • hotshots
  • iotas
  • jabs
  • jacks-of-all-trades
  • jams
  • jerks
  • jogs
  • jots
  • journeymen
  • kayos
  • kicks
  • knees
  • knockdowns
  • knockouts
  • knocks
  • larrups
  • lashes
  • layers
  • lays
  • lays on
  • lefts
  • lickings
  • licks
  • little
  • lunges
  • maestri
  • maestros
  • mantles
  • masters
  • mavens
  • mavins
  • meisters
  • minima
  • minims
  • minimums
  • mistresses
  • mites
  • modicums
  • molecules
  • morsels
  • motes
  • nibbles
  • nips
  • nubbins
  • nudges
  • one-twos
  • ounces
  • overlays
  • overlies
  • overspreads
  • palms
  • palpates
  • palps
  • parings
  • particles
  • parts
  • past masters
  • pastings
  • patches
  • pats
  • peanuts
  • pelts
  • picks
  • pinches
  • plasters
  • plumps
  • pokes
  • portions
  • pounds
  • professionals
  • proficients
  • pros
  • punches
  • pushes
  • rabbit punches
  • raps
  • rays
  • right-handers
  • rights
  • roundhouses
  • scatterings
  • scholars
  • scintillas
  • scraps
  • scruples
  • sections
  • semblances
  • shades
  • shadows
  • shards
  • sharks
  • sharps
  • shaves
  • shavings
  • sheets
  • shivers
  • shots
  • shoves
  • shreds
  • sidewinders
  • skims
  • skoshes
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slathers
  • slivers
  • slugs
  • smacks
  • smashes
  • smatterings
  • smatters
  • smears
  • smells
  • smidgens
  • smidgeons
  • smidges
  • smidgins
  • smithereens
  • snaps
  • socks
  • spanks
  • sparks
  • spatters
  • specialists
  • specks
  • splashes
  • splinters
  • spots
  • spreads
  • sprinklings
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • stingers
  • strains
  • streaks
  • stripes
  • strokes
  • sucker punches
  • surfaces
  • suspicions
  • swats
  • swings
  • swipes
  • switches
  • syllables
  • tags
  • taps
  • tastes
  • tatters
  • thrashings
  • thuds
  • thumps
  • thwacks
  • tips
  • tittles
  • touches
  • traces
  • uppercuts
  • vestiges
  • virtuosi
  • virtuosos
  • wallopings
  • wallops
  • welts
  • whacks
  • whams
  • whaps
  • whippings
  • whips
  • whits
  • whizzes
  • whops
  • wizards

hammers

  • abates
  • abuses
  • admonishes
  • assails
  • assaults
  • attacks
  • bad-mouths
  • bangs
  • bashes
  • bastes
  • bastinades
  • bastinadoes
  • batons
  • bats
  • batters
  • bawls out
  • beans
  • beats
  • beats up on
  • beetles
  • belabors
  • belittles
  • belts
  • berates
  • besets
  • biffs
  • billies
  • billy clubs
  • birches
  • blackjacks
  • blames
  • blasts
  • bludgeons
  • boasts
  • bobs
  • bonks
  • bops
  • boxes
  • brains
  • buffets
  • bumps
  • bungs
  • bungs up
  • bunts
  • busts
  • butts
  • calls down
  • canes
  • carves
  • castigates
  • censures
  • chases
  • chastises
  • chews out
  • chides
  • chisels
  • chops
  • claps
  • clips
  • clobbers
  • clocks
  • clouts
  • clubs
  • coins
  • condemns
  • conks
  • cowhides
  • crabsticks
  • cracks
  • creams
  • criticizes
  • crooks
  • crosiers
  • croziers
  • crucifies
  • cudgels
  • cuffs
  • curries
  • cuts
  • decks
  • denounces
  • disparages
  • disses
  • does
  • draws
  • dresses down
  • drubs
  • dumps
  • excoriates
  • fashions
  • faults
  • fells
  • fibs
  • flagellates
  • flails
  • flays
  • flicks
  • flogs
  • floors
  • forges
  • forms
  • fustigates
  • gavels
  • gores
  • graves
  • hangs one on
  • harangues
  • hews
  • hickories
  • hides
  • hits
  • horsewhips
  • jabs
  • jaws
  • jostles
  • keelhauls
  • kicks
  • knaps
  • kneads
  • knees
  • knobkerries
  • knocks
  • knocks down
  • lacerates
  • laces
  • lambastes
  • lambasts
  • lams
  • lashes
  • lathers
  • lays into
  • lays on
  • leathers
  • lectures
  • levels
  • licks
  • maces
  • maims
  • mallets
  • mangles
  • mauls
  • mints
  • mocks
  • models
  • molds
  • mutilates
  • nails
  • nightsticks
  • paddles
  • pans
  • pastes
  • pats
  • pelts
  • peppers
  • pistol-whips
  • planishes
  • pokes
  • pommels
  • pounds
  • prods
  • pummels
  • punches
  • punches out
  • pushes
  • puts down
  • rabbit-punches
  • rags
  • raids
  • raps
  • rates
  • rattans
  • rawhides
  • rebukes
  • reprehends
  • reprimands
  • reproaches
  • reproves
  • reviles
  • ridicules
  • rods
  • roughs
  • rungs
  • rushes
  • saps
  • scoffs
  • scolds
  • scores
  • scorns
  • scourges
  • scuffs
  • sculpts
  • sculptures
  • shillalahs
  • shillelaghs
  • shoves
  • skulls
  • slams
  • slaps
  • slashes
  • slates
  • sledgehammers
  • sledges
  • slogs
  • slugs
  • smacks
  • smashes
  • smites
  • socks
  • spanks
  • spears
  • stabs
  • staffs
  • stamps
  • staves
  • storms
  • straps
  • strikes
  • strokes
  • sucker punches
  • swats
  • swipes
  • switches
  • tags
  • takes to task
  • tans
  • taps
  • thrashes
  • threshes
  • thumps
  • thwacks
  • tongue-lashes
  • tromps
  • truncheons
  • upbraids
  • vituperates
  • waddies
  • walking sticks
  • wallops
  • whacks
  • whales
  • whams
  • whangees
  • whaps
  • whips
  • whomps
  • whops
  • whups
  • works
  • works over
  • wounds
  • zaps

impales

  • bayonets
  • cuts
  • dirks
  • gimlets
  • gores
  • harpoons
  • jabs
  • knifes
  • lances
  • pecks
  • perforates
  • picks
  • pierces
  • pikes
  • pinks
  • pinpricks
  • pokes
  • poniards
  • pricks
  • prongs
  • punches
  • punctures
  • quills
  • riddles
  • runs through
  • skewers
  • slices
  • spears
  • spikes
  • spindles
  • spits
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • thrusts
  • transfixes
  • transpierces

jogs

  • aggravations
  • annoyances
  • barrels
  • belts
  • blasts
  • blazes
  • blows
  • bobbles
  • bobs
  • bolts
  • bombs
  • bothers
  • bounds
  • bowls
  • breezes
  • bustles
  • buzzes
  • cannonballs
  • canters
  • careens
  • courses
  • dabs
  • dashes
  • digs
  • drops
  • ducks
  • encouragements
  • enticements
  • exasperations
  • excitements
  • frustrations
  • gallops
  • galvanizations
  • goads
  • hares
  • hassles
  • hastens
  • headaches
  • hies
  • humps
  • hurls
  • hurries
  • hurtles
  • hustles
  • incentives
  • incitations
  • incitements
  • inducements
  • inductions
  • inspirations
  • instigations
  • irritants
  • jabs
  • jams
  • jerks
  • jets
  • jiggles
  • jounces
  • leaps
  • lopes
  • lunges
  • lures
  • motivations
  • nips
  • nods
  • nudges
  • nuisances
  • oscillates
  • patters
  • peeves
  • pelts
  • pests
  • pokes
  • prods
  • provocations
  • pumps
  • punches
  • pushes
  • races
  • rams
  • rips
  • rockets
  • rocks
  • runs
  • rushes
  • rustles
  • scampers
  • scoots
  • scurries
  • scuttles
  • seesaws
  • shags
  • shakes
  • shoots
  • shoves
  • skips
  • speeds
  • springs
  • sprints
  • spurs
  • stabs
  • sticks
  • stimulants
  • stimulations
  • stimuli
  • sways
  • swings
  • tears
  • trips
  • trots
  • undulates
  • wabbles
  • wags
  • whirls
  • whisks
  • wiggles
  • wobbles
  • zips
  • zooms

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