tack

The word “tack” has 1 syllable: tack

It's pronounced as /tæk/

What is synonym and antonym for tack?

In the thesaurus, “tack” has 135 synonyms and 33 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tack

add
adhere
affix
aim
alteration
annex
append
approach
attach
baste
batten
bearing
belay
bend
blueprint
bolt
brad
button
cinch
clamp
clasp
clench
clinch
clip
coapt
connect
deflection
design
detour
deviate
deviation
digression
direction
diverge
do up
double
echelon
expedient
fashion
fasten
fix
form
game
game plan
glue
ground plan
hang
harness
hasp
heading
hem
how
intrigue
join
lace
lash
latch
layout
line
link
manner
method
methodology
mode
model
modus operandi
mount
move
nail
oblique course
paste
path
pin
plan
plaster
plot
point
point of sail
policy
practice
practise
procedure
process
program
pushpin
reaffix
reattach
recipe
refasten
refix
resecure
rivet
route
routine
scheme
screw
set
sew
shackle
sheer
shift
siding
sidling
staple
step
stick
stitch
strap
strategy
style
sweep
swerve
swing
switch
system
tackle
tactic
tactics
tag
tangent
technique
thumbtack
tie
toggle
turn
turn back
turn off
unite
variation
veer
way
wheel
yaw
yoke
zigzag

Antonyms for tack

break up
decrease
detach
disconnect
disjoin
disjoint
dissever
dissociate
disunite
divide
divorce
let go
loose
loosen
part
release
separate
sever
split
stagnation
subtract
sunder
unbind
uncouple
undo
unfasten
unfix
unhook
unlash
unlink
untack
untie
unyoke

Meanings of tack

noun
1. A small nail with a flat head.
2. A thumbtack.
3. A loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth.
4. The lower corner on the leading edge of a sail relative to the direction of the wind.
5. A course or heading that enables a sailing vessel to head upwind. See also reach, gybe.
6. A direction or course of action, especially a new one.
7. The maneuver by which a sailing vessel turns its bow through the wind so that the wind changes from one side to the other.
8. The distance a sailing vessel runs between these maneuvers when working to windward; a board.
9. A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower corners of the courses when the vessel is close-hauled; also, a rope employed to pull the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.
10. Any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack.
11. The stickiness of a compound, related to its cohesive and adhesive properties.
12. Food generally; fare, especially of the bread kind.
13. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix.
14. A contract by which the use of a thing is set, or let, for hire; a lease.
15. Confidence; reliance.
16. A stain; a tache.
17. A peculiar flavour or taint.
18. That which is tacky; something cheap and gaudy.
verb
1. To nail with a tack (small nail with a flat head).
2. To sew/stich with a tack (loose seam used to temporarily fasten pieces of cloth).
3. To maneuver a sailing vessel so that its bow turns through the wind, i.e. the wind changes from one side of the vessel to the other.
4. To add something as an extra item.
5. Often paired with "up", to place the tack on a horse.

Example Sentences

The sailor deftly adjusted the sails by changing the tack.
During the sewing class, she carefully placed a pin to secure the fabric in the correct tack.
In the meeting, the manager decided to change the project's direction and take a new tack.
The cyclist skillfully executed a sharp turn by altering the bike's tack.
The carpenter used a hammer to drive the tack firmly into the wooden surface.

On this page you'll find 168 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tack, such as: add, adhere, affix, aim, alteration, annex, append.

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