kiss

The word “kiss” has 1 syllable: kiss

It's pronounced as /kɪs/


What is synonym and antonym for kiss?

In the thesaurus, “kiss” has 52 synonyms and 20 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for kiss

  • French
  • French-kiss
  • bill
  • bounce
  • brush
  • bump
  • buss
  • butterfly
  • canoodle
  • caress
  • carom
  • contact
  • cuddle
  • embrace
  • endearment
  • fondle
  • glance
  • graze
  • greet
  • hug
  • lip
  • love
  • make out
  • miss
  • neck
  • nestle
  • nudge
  • osculate
  • osculation
  • pat
  • peck
  • pet
  • pucker up
  • rebound
  • ricochet
  • salutation
  • salute
  • scrape
  • shave
  • sideswipe
  • skim
  • skip
  • skirt
  • smack
  • smooch
  • snuggle
  • spoon
  • strike
  • stroke
  • sweep
  • swipe
  • touch

Antonyms for kiss

  • bang
  • bash
  • bump
  • clash
  • collide
  • crash
  • hit
  • impact
  • impinge
  • knock
  • punch
  • ram
  • slam
  • slap
  • smack
  • smash
  • swipe
  • thud
  • thwack
  • whack

Meanings of kiss

  • verb
    1. To touch with the lips or press the lips against, usually to show love or affection or passion, or as part of a greeting.
    2. To (cause to) touch lightly or slightly; to come into contact.
    3. Of two or more people, to touch each other's lips together, usually to express love or affection or passion.
    4. To treat with fondness.
  • noun
    1. A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
    2. An 'X' mark placed at the end of a letter or other type of message.
    3. A type of filled chocolate candy, shaped as if someone had kissed the top. See Hershey's Kisses.

Example Sentences

  • They shared a sweet kiss under the stars.
  • He gave her a goodnight kiss before heading home.
  • A warm kiss on the forehead can make someone feel loved.
  • She received a congratulatory kiss after winning the race.
  • The kiss they exchanged was filled with emotion.

On this page you'll find 72 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to kiss, such as: French, French-kiss, bang, bash, bill, bounce, brush.

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Related Words

palm

  • abut
  • adhere
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  • kiss
  • landslide
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  • lay a finger on
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  • whitewash
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  • wreath
  • wring

palpate

  • abut
  • adjoin
  • be in contact
  • border
  • brush
  • butt on
  • caress
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  • clap
  • clasp
  • clench
  • clutch
  • come together
  • communicate
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  • graze
  • grip
  • grope
  • handle
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  • kiss
  • knock
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  • meet
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  • osculate
  • palm
  • palp
  • partake
  • pat
  • paw
  • percuss
  • pet
  • pound
  • probe
  • push
  • rap
  • reach
  • rub
  • scrutinize
  • shave
  • sip
  • skim
  • smooth
  • strike
  • stroke
  • suck
  • sweep
  • tag
  • tap
  • taste
  • thumb
  • tickle
  • tip
  • touch
  • toy
  • verge
  • whack

ram

  • accelerate
  • arrow
  • bang
  • barrel
  • bash
  • beat
  • beat it
  • beeline
  • beetle
  • belt
  • blast
  • blaze
  • blow
  • bolt
  • bomb
  • bounce
  • bowl
  • breeze
  • brush
  • bulldoze
  • bump
  • bundle
  • bustle
  • butt
  • buzz
  • cannonball
  • careen
  • career
  • carom
  • catch up
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  • clunk
  • collide
  • collide with
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  • course
  • cram
  • crash
  • crowd
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  • dart
  • dash
  • dig
  • drive
  • drum
  • fast-forward
  • fill
  • flit
  • fly
  • force
  • gallop
  • get a move on
  • glance
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  • hammer
  • hare
  • hasten
  • heap
  • hie
  • highball
  • hit
  • hook
  • hump
  • hurl
  • hurry
  • hurtle
  • hustle
  • impact
  • impinge
  • jack
  • jam
  • jam-pack
  • jet
  • jog
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  • jump
  • kiss
  • knock
  • land
  • load
  • make tracks
  • motor
  • muscle
  • nip
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  • outpace
  • outrun
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  • overtake
  • pack
  • pelt
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  • poke
  • pound
  • press
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  • quicken
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  • ricochet
  • rip
  • rocket
  • run
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  • scamper
  • scoot
  • scrape
  • scud
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  • shake a leg
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  • shoot
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  • skim
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  • slam
  • smash
  • speed
  • sprint
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  • step
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  • stick
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  • thud
  • touch
  • travel
  • trot
  • wedge
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • whiz
  • whizz
  • zip
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salutation

bang

  • KO
  • PDQ
  • abruptly
  • amusement
  • anon
  • apace
  • arousal
  • at once
  • away
  • bar
  • bash
  • bastinade
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  • bat
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  • blare
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  • blow
  • bludgeon
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  • bob
  • body blow
  • bolt
  • bonk
  • boom
  • boot
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  • box
  • brain
  • briskly
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  • buffet
  • bulldoze
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  • burst
  • bust
  • butt
  • buzz
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  • chain
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  • chop
  • clamor
  • clang
  • clangor
  • clank
  • clap
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  • clock
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  • club
  • clunk
  • collide
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  • contact
  • counter
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  • counterpunch
  • counterstroke
  • crack
  • crash
  • cream
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  • cudgel
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  • cuff
  • dab
  • deck
  • delectation
  • delight
  • detonate
  • detonation
  • directly
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  • drub
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  • drum
  • dump
  • echo
  • electrification
  • enjoyment
  • entertainment
  • exactly
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  • explode
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  • fell
  • fillip
  • flail
  • fleetly
  • flick
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  • floor
  • forthwith
  • freely
  • frisson
  • full tilt
  • fun
  • glance
  • graze
  • hack
  • hammer
  • hammering
  • hand
  • hang one on
  • hard
  • hastily
  • haymaker
  • head-on
  • headlong
  • high
  • hit
  • hook
  • howl
  • hubbub
  • hue and cry
  • hullabaloo
  • immediately
  • impact
  • impetuously
  • impinge
  • impulsively
  • in no time
  • incontinently
  • instantaneously
  • instanter
  • instantly
  • intoxication
  • jab
  • jollies
  • jolt
  • jostle
  • joy
  • kayo
  • kick
  • kiss
  • knee
  • knock
  • knock down
  • knockdown
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  • lace
  • lambast
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  • land
  • larrup
  • lash
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  • left
  • level
  • lick
  • licking
  • lift
  • lock
  • make noise
  • mangle
  • maul
  • momentarily
  • muscle
  • nail
  • noisily
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  • nudge
  • off the bat
  • on a dime
  • on the double
  • on the spot
  • one-two
  • opportunely
  • outcry
  • paste
  • pasting
  • peal
  • pelt
  • pepper
  • pick
  • pleasant feeling
  • pleasure
  • plumb
  • plump
  • poke
  • pommel
  • pop
  • posthaste
  • pound
  • pounding
  • precisely
  • presently
  • press
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  • prod
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  • pummel
  • pummeling
  • pummelling
  • punch
  • punctually
  • push
  • quick
  • quickly
  • rabbit punch
  • rabbit-punch
  • ram
  • rap
  • rapidly
  • rashly
  • rattle
  • readily
  • rebound
  • recklessly
  • report
  • resound
  • ricochet
  • right
  • right away
  • right now
  • right off
  • right-hander
  • roar
  • roll
  • rough
  • roundhouse
  • rumble
  • rush
  • salvo
  • sap
  • scrape
  • scuff
  • seal
  • seasonably
  • secure
  • shave
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  • shock
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  • shot
  • shove
  • shut
  • sidewinder
  • skim
  • skip
  • skull
  • slam
  • slap
  • slash
  • sledge
  • sledgehammer
  • slog
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  • smack
  • smash
  • smite
  • snap
  • snappily
  • sock
  • soon
  • sound
  • spank
  • spear
  • speedily
  • stab
  • stamp
  • stinger
  • stop
  • straight
  • straight off
  • straightaway
  • straightway
  • strike
  • stripe
  • stroke
  • sucker punch
  • suddenly
  • surprise
  • surprize
  • swat
  • sweep
  • swift
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  • swing
  • swipe
  • switch
  • tag
  • tap
  • thrash
  • thrashing
  • thrill
  • thud
  • thump
  • thunder
  • thunderclap
  • thunk
  • thwack
  • titillation
  • touch
  • treat
  • tumult
  • unexpectedly
  • uppercut
  • uproar
  • wallop
  • walloping
  • welt
  • whack
  • whale
  • wham
  • whap
  • whip
  • whipping
  • whomp
  • whop
  • whump
  • wow
  • zap

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