palm

The word “palm” has 1 syllable: palm

It's pronounced as /pɑːm/

What is synonym and antonym for palm?

In the thesaurus, “palm” has 254 synonyms and 90 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for palm

abut
adhere
adjoin
annex
appendage
apperceive
appropriate
arrest
bays
be in contact
bind
blowout
blue-ribbon
booty
border
borrow
bottle up
brush
bury
butt on
cache
capture
caress
carry
catch
chaplet
check
cherish
citation
clasp
cleave
clench
clinch
cling
clutch
come together
communicate
conceal
confine
conquest
contact
contain
converge
cop
cork up
coronal
counterfeit
cover
cover up
cradle
crib
crown
cup
dab
decoration
deposit
detain
disguise
distort
ditch
duke
eject
embrace
enclose
enjoy
ensconce
entail
examine
explore
extremity
fake
falsify
feel
feel up
festoon
filch
fin
finesse
finger
fist
fob off
foist
fondle
force
forge
freeze to
frisk
fumble
glance
gold
gold star
grapple
grasp
graze
grip
grope
guerdon
handle
hang on
harbor
have
hide out
hit
hold
honors
hook
hug
impinge upon
impose
imprison
inflict
inspect
join
keep
keep close
keep out
keep quiet
keep secret
keep to oneself
keep under wraps
keepsake
kiss
landslide
laugher
laurel
laurels
lay a finger on
liberate
lick
lift
line
lock up
maintain
make a pretense of
manhandle
manipulate
march
massage
mastery
maul
medal
meet
memento
memorial
metacarpus
misrepresent
mitt
moonlight
neighbor
not let go
nourish
occupy
osculate
own
palm off
palpate
paper
partake
pass off
pat
paw
perceive
percuss
pet
pinch
plant
pluck
ply
poke
possess
press
prize
probe
purloin
push
put a lock on
reach
reminder
requisition
restrain
retain
ribbon
rip off
rob
romp
rub
run hands over
runaway
scrounge
scrutinize
seclude
secure
seize
send forth
sense
shaker
shroud
shutout
sip
smooth
snare
snatch
souvenir
spoils
squeaker
squeeze
squirrel
stash
stash away
stay put
stick
stonewall
stow
strike
stroke
subjugation
success
suck
sweep
sweep under rug
swipe
tag
take
takeover
tap
taste
test
thieve
thumb
tickle
tip
token
toy
toy with
trammel
triumph
try
twiddle
vanquishing
veil
verge
victory
vise
walk off with
walkaway
walkover
whitewash
wield
win
wish
withhold
work off
wreath
wring

Antonyms for palm

abandon
abstain
aid
allow
assist
avoid
beating
cancel
cease
collapse
conceal
debacle
decline
defeat
desert
disaster
disbelieve
disjoin
disregard
divide
drop
drubbing
exclude
expose
fail
failure
fill
fizzle
flop
foot
forsake
free
give
halt
help
hide
ignore
keep
lack
lay bare
leave
let go
let out
liberate
licking
loose
loosen
lose
loss
lurch
maintain
manhandle
miss
need
neglect
nonsuccess
offer
open
overthrow
permit
pour in
quit
receive
refrain
refuse
reject
release
return
reveal
rout
separate
setback
shellacking
shrink
shy away
slip
slump
stop
suppress
take out
tell
trimming
uncover
unfasten
untie
upset
wane
want
washout
whipping

Meanings of palm

noun
1. Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a symbol of victory or rejoicing.
3. (by extension) Triumph; victory.
4. Any of 23 awards that can be earned after obtaining the Eagle Scout rank, but generally only before turning 18 years old.
5. The inner and somewhat concave part of the human hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
6. The corresponding part of the forefoot of a lower mammal.
7. A linear measure equal either to the breadth of the hand or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the fingers; a hand; used in measuring a horse's height.
8. (sailmaking) A metallic disk attached to a strap and worn in the palm of the hand; used to push the needle through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.
9. The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a full-grown fallow deer; so called as resembling the palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.
10. The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.
verb
1. To hold or conceal something in the palm of the hand, e.g, for an act of sleight of hand or to steal something.
2. To hold something without bending the fingers significantly.
3. To move something with the palm of the hand.

Example Sentences

She held the delicate flower in the palm of her hand.
He wiped his sweaty forehead with the palm of his hand.
The hammock swung gently between two palm trees.
She felt the soft sand beneath the soles of her feet as she strolled along the palm-lined beach.
He pressed the button on the remote control with the palm of his hand to turn on the TV.

On this page you'll find 344 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to palm, such as: abandon, abstain, abut, adhere, adjoin, aid, allow.

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