jig

The word “jig” has 1 syllable: jig

It's pronounced as /dʒɪɡ/

What is synonym and antonym for jig?

In the thesaurus, “jig” has 92 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for jig

Antonyms for jig

failure
frankness
honesty
honor
openness
reality
relax
rest
still
truth
truthfulness
unwind

Meanings of jig

noun
1. A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.
2. A lively dance in 6/8 (double jig), 9/8 (slip jig) or 12/8 (single jig) time; a tune suitable for such a dance. By extension, a lively traditional tune in any of these time signatures. Unqualified, the term is usually taken to refer to a double (6/8) jig.
3. (traditional English Morris dancing) A dance performed by one or sometimes two individual dancers, as opposed to a dance performed by a set or team.
4. A type of lure consisting of a hook molded into a weight, usually with a bright or colorful body.
5. A device in manufacturing, woodworking, or other creative endeavors for controlling the location, path of movement, or both of either a workpiece or the tool that is operating upon it. Subsets of this general class include machining jigs, woodworking jigs, welders' jigs, jewelers' jigs, and many others.
6. An apparatus or machine for jigging ore.
7. A light, humorous piece of writing, especially in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad.
8. A trick; a prank.
9. A black person.
verb
1. To move briskly, especially as a dance.
2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks.
3. To fish with a jig.
4. To sing to the tune of a jig.
5. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude.
6. To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.
7. To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine.

Example Sentences

He danced a lively jig at the celebration.
The fisherman used a colorful jig to catch trout.
She sang along to the cheerful jig played by the band.
The carpenter used a jig to cut precise angles in the wood.
They performed a traditional Irish jig at the festival.

On this page you'll find 104 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jig, such as: accomplishment, antic, artifice, blind, bluff, caper, catch.

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