jackknives
The word “jackknives” has 2 syllables: jack-knives
It's pronounced as /ˈdʒækˌnaɪvz/
What is synonym and antonym for jackknives?
In the thesaurus, “jackknives” has 47 synonyms and 2 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for jackknives along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for jackknives
- bayonets
- belly flops
- bodkins
- bolos
- bowie knifes
- bowie knives
- cleavers
- cutlasses
- cutters
- daggers
- descents
- dips
- dirks
- dives
- drops
- falls
- hacks
- headers
- immersions
- knives
- machetes
- pitches
- plumps
- plunges
- pocketknives
- poniards
- rapiers
- sabers
- sabres
- scalpels
- shanks
- sheath knives
- shivs
- slips
- spills
- steels
- stilettoes
- stilettos
- stumbles
- stylets
- submersions
- swan dives
- switch knives
- switchblades
- swords
- tumbles
- yataghans
Antonyms for jackknives
- jumps
- leaps
Meanings of jackknives
- noun
- A compact folding knife.
- The front-dive pike, in which the body folds and unfolds.
- A semi-trailer truck accident in which the vehicle mimics the closing of a jack-knife.
- A resampling method that applies estimators to all subsamples that each omit a single different group (possibly of a single datapoint) of the original sample to provide a sample distribution of the estimate.
Example Sentences
- The gymnasts demonstrated impressive flexibility with their synchronized jackknives.
- At the campsite, everyone used their trusty jackknives to prepare kindling for the fire.
- The chef skillfully chopped vegetables using a set of sharp jackknives.
- The skilled woodworker carefully carved intricate designs using his set of reliable jackknives.
- In the woodworking class, students carved intricate designs with their precision jackknives.
On this page you'll find 49 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jackknives, such as: bayonets, belly flops, bodkins, bolos, bowie knifes, bowie knives, cleavers.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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- acrimony
- alienation
- animosity
- animus
- antagonism
- antipathy
- aversion
- bad blood
- bayonets
- bitterness
- blades
- bodkins
- bolos
- bowie knifes
- bowie knives
- cleavers
- cutlasses
- cutters
- detestation
- dirks
- dislike
- hacks
- hate
- hatred
- hostility
- ill will
- jackknives
- loathing
- machetes
- malevolence
- malice
- malignancy
- malignity
- pocketknives
- poniards
- rancor
- rapiers
- sabers
- sabres
- scalpels
- shanks
- sheath knives
- shivs
- spite
- spleen
- steels
- stilettoes
- stilettos
- stylets
- switch knives
- switchblades
- swords
- uncordiality
- unfriendliness
- venom
- yataghans