sandbag

The word “sandbag” has 2 syllables: sand-bag

It's pronounced as /ˈsændˌbæɡ/

What is synonym and antonym for sandbag?

In the thesaurus, “sandbag” has 268 synonyms and 66 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for sandbag

anchor
apply
arrest
attenuate
avert
badger
balance
ballast
bamboozle
bar
barricade
bear down
bear hard on
beat
beguile
bend the rules
bilk
bind
bit
blackjack
blackmail
bleed
block
bob
brace
bracket
bridle
bring pressure to bear upon
browbeat
bulldoze
bully
bunco
burden
burn
caboodle
cause
charge
cheat
check
chisel
choke
clip
clog
close
coerce
command
compel
con
concuss
congest
conscript
constrain
contract
corrode
counterbalance
counterpoise
counterweight
cow
cozen
crab
cramp
crib
cripple
cross
curb
cut off
dead-end
debilitate
deceive
defraud
delude
demand
diddle
dig
dig out
disable
discourage
do
do a number on
double-cross
double-deal
draft
drag
dragoon
drive
dupe
eat away
enfeeble
enforce
enjoin
equilibrium
erode
exact
excavate
extort
fast talk
faze
fill
finagle
fix
fleece
flimflam
foil
fool
forbid
force
foul up
frame
frustrate
fudge
get in the way
give bum steer
gouge
gull
hamper
hamstring
hang up
harass
hector
hide
high-pressure
hinder
hit below the belt
hog-tie
hold back
hold down
hold in
hold up
hollow out
hoodwink
hose
hound
hurt
impair
impede
impel
impose
impress
inflict
inhibit
insist
interdict
interfere
interrupt
intimidate
jerk around
keep in
knock the bottom out of
limit
make
mask
mass
menace
milk
mine
mislead
monkey with
move
muscle
necessitate
obligate
oblige
obscure
obstruct
obtrude
occasion
occlude
order
outlaw
overcharge
overcome
pendulum
pin down
pluck
plug
plumb bob
poke full of holes
poundage
press
pressure
pressurize
prohibit
pull a fast one
pull something funny
put on brakes
put one over on
put screws to
put squeeze on
ream
repress
require
restrain
restrict
retard
rip off
rock
rook
rope in
ruin
run a game on
sabotage
sap
scam
screw
sell a bill of goods
set up
shaft
shame
shield
short
shortweight
shotgun
shuck
shut off
sinker
skin
slow down
snow
soften
stability
stabilizer
stack the cards
stall
steal
stiff
sting
stone
stonewall
stop
stopper
stretch the rules
strong-arm
stymie
subvert
sucker
support
suppress
swindle
taboo
take
take for a ride
take in
take out
take to the cleaners
terminate
terrorize
threaten
throttle
thwart
torpedo
trammel
trick
trim
tunnel
two-time
undercut
urge
victimize
ward
weaken
wear
weigh down
weight
whittle away
withhold
wreck
wrest
wring

Antonyms for sandbag

abet
advance
aid
allow
approve
argue
assist
be honest
begin
boost
build
check
clear
construct
continue
convince
destroy
disallow
discourage
dissuade
donate
encourage
facilitate
fill
fix
forget
forward
free
further
give
halt
help
induce
instability
lay bare
leave alone
let
let go
liberate
lose
move
neglect
open
permit
persuade
prevent
promote
protect
push
release
relieve
reveal
satisfy
start
stop
strengthen
support
surrender
triviality
unblock
uncover
unimportance
unmask
unplug
unstop
yield

Meanings of sandbag

noun
1. A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
2. A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
3. An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
4. A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
verb
1. To construct a barrier of sandbags around.
2. To strike someone with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
3. To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage.

Example Sentences

The river's rising waters prompted residents to hastily sandbag their homes against flooding.
During the storm, the crew rushed to sandbag the ship's vulnerable areas to prevent water from seeping in.
Despite his injury, the athlete refused to sandbag his performance, giving it his all in the final race.
The negotiator attempted to sandbag the opposing party by withholding crucial information until the last moment.
The government's decision to sandbag the economy with protective measures helped mitigate the impact of the recession.

On this page you'll find 334 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to sandbag, such as: abet, advance, aid, allow, anchor, apply, approve.

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