tacks

The word “tacks” has 1 syllable: tacks

It's pronounced as /tæks/

What is synonym and antonym for tacks?

In the thesaurus, “tacks” has 99 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for tacks

adheres
affixes
approaches
attaches
battens
belays
bends
blueprints
bolts
buttons
cinches
clamps
clasps
clenches
clinches
clips
coapts
connects
designs
detours
deviates
diverges
does up
expedients
fashions
fastens
fixes
forms
game plans
games
glues
ground plans
hangs
harnesses
hasps
hows
intrigues
joins
laces
lashes
latches
layouts
lines
links
manners
methodologies
methods
models
modes
modi operandi
moves
nails
pastes
pins
plans
plasters
plots
policies
practices
practises
processes
programs
reaffixes
reattaches
recipes
refastens
refixes
resecures
rivets
routes
routines
schemes
screws
shackles
sheers
shifts
staples
steps
sticks
straps
strategies
styles
swerves
swings
systems
tackles
tactics
techniques
ties
toggles
turns
turns back
turns off
unites
veers
ways
wheels
yokes
zigzags

Antonyms for tacks

breaks up
detaches
disconnects
disjoins
disjoints
dissevers
dissociates
disunites
divides
divorces
loosens
looses
parts
separates
severs
splits
sunders
unbinds
uncouples
undoes
unfastens
unfixes
unhooks
unlashes
unlinks
unties
unyokes

Meanings of tacks

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.
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

Carefully, she secured the map to the corkboard with tacks.
The carpet was held in place with a few strategically placed tacks.
With precision, he attached the fabric to the frame using small tacks.
The notice was pinned to the bulletin board with colorful tacks.
To create a makeshift sign, they used bright and eye-catching tacks on the poster board.

On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tacks, such as: adheres, affixes, approaches, attaches, battens, belays, bends.

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