yanks

The word “yanks” has 1 syllable: yanks

It's pronounced as /jæŋks/


What is synonym and antonym for yanks?

In the thesaurus, “yanks” has 47 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for yanks

  • amputates
  • bucks
  • bumps
  • corkscrews
  • dissevers
  • drags
  • draws
  • extracts
  • forces
  • grabs
  • hauls
  • hitches
  • hoicks
  • jerks
  • jiggles
  • jigs
  • joggles
  • jogs
  • jolts
  • jounces
  • lugs
  • lurches
  • mines
  • nabs
  • nips
  • pitches
  • plucks
  • pries
  • prizes
  • pulls
  • removes
  • rips
  • seizes
  • severs
  • shakes
  • snatches
  • staggers
  • tears
  • tows
  • tugs
  • tweaks
  • twitches
  • uproots
  • withdraws
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wrings

Antonyms for yanks

  • crams
  • heaves
  • implants
  • inserts
  • installs
  • instills
  • jams
  • pushes
  • rams
  • reattaches
  • shoves
  • stuffs
  • thrusts
  • wedges

Meanings of yanks

  • noun
    1. A sudden, vigorous pull (sometimes defined as mass times jerk, or rate of change of force).
    2. A masturbation session.
    3. A Yankee.
  • verb
    1. To pull (something) with a quick, strong action.
    2. To remove from distribution.

Example Sentences

  • During the baseball game, the pitcher delivered a powerful throw that left the opposing team's batter watching the yanks in awe.
  • The old war veteran shared stories of the brave yanks he served alongside during World War II.
  • In the crowded airport, the enthusiastic tourist proudly wore a cap with the word "Yanks" embroidered on it.
  • The documentary highlighted the achievements and challenges faced by the American soldiers, affectionately known as yanks, during the Vietnam War.
  • Fans cheered as the New York Yanks scored a decisive victory in the championship game.

On this page you'll find 61 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to yanks, such as: amputates, bucks, bumps, corkscrews, crams, dissevers, drags.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

hales

  • attracts
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  • drags
  • draws
  • ferries
  • hauls
  • heaves
  • jerks
  • lugs
  • moves
  • pulls
  • tows
  • transports
  • tugs
  • yanks

jerks

  • Neanderthals
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  • fluctuates
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  • fools
  • goons
  • grabs
  • half-wits
  • hauls
  • heels
  • hitches
  • hoicks
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  • idiots
  • imbeciles
  • insolents
  • jackasses
  • jiggles
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  • jolts
  • jounces
  • judders
  • loudmouths
  • louses
  • louts
  • lowlifes
  • lowlives
  • lugs
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  • miscreants
  • morons
  • nerds
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  • ninnies
  • nits
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  • nuisances
  • nuts
  • oscillates
  • paces
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  • pests
  • pills
  • pit-a-pats
  • pitches
  • pitter-patters
  • plucks
  • pulls
  • pulsates
  • pulses
  • quakes
  • quavers
  • quivers
  • rascals
  • rat finks
  • rats
  • reptiles
  • rips
  • rocks
  • rogues
  • rotters
  • roughnecks
  • savages
  • scabs
  • scamps
  • schmoes
  • schmucks
  • scoundrels
  • scumbags
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  • shakes
  • shivers
  • shudders
  • skunk
  • skunks
  • sleazebags
  • sleazeballs
  • sleazes
  • slimeballs
  • slimes
  • slobs
  • snakes
  • snatches
  • snips
  • snobs
  • snoots
  • snots
  • so-and-sos
  • sods
  • sons of guns
  • squiggles
  • squirms
  • staggers
  • stinkards
  • stinkers
  • sways
  • swine
  • swings
  • tears
  • thrashes
  • threshes
  • thrills
  • throbs
  • toads
  • tosses
  • tows
  • trembles
  • tugs
  • turkeys
  • tweaks
  • twists
  • twitches
  • twitters
  • undulates
  • varmints
  • vermin
  • vibrates
  • villains
  • vulgarians
  • wabbles
  • wavers
  • waves
  • wiggles
  • wobbles
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wretches
  • wriggles
  • wrings
  • writhes
  • yanks

jolts

  • affrights
  • agitates
  • alarms
  • alarums
  • amazements
  • amazes
  • appalls
  • appals
  • astonishes
  • astounds
  • awes
  • bashings
  • batterings
  • beats
  • blows
  • bolts from the blue
  • bolts out of the blue
  • bombshells
  • bowls over
  • buckets
  • bucks
  • buffets
  • bumps
  • chatters
  • chills
  • collisions
  • concussions
  • contacts
  • convulses
  • crashes
  • crushes
  • daunts
  • demoralizes
  • discomforts
  • discomposes
  • disconcerts
  • disgusts
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  • dispirits
  • displeases
  • disquiets
  • distresses
  • disturbs
  • dodders
  • drags
  • dumbfounds
  • dumfounds
  • emasculates
  • encounters
  • eye-openers
  • fillips
  • flabbergasts
  • flickers
  • floors
  • fluctuates
  • flutters
  • frightens
  • frights
  • grabs
  • hitches
  • hits
  • hoicks
  • horrifies
  • impacts
  • impingements
  • jars
  • jaw-droppers
  • jerks
  • jiggles
  • jigs
  • joggles
  • jogs
  • jounces
  • judders
  • kickers
  • kicks
  • knocks
  • knocks for a loop
  • lickings
  • lugs
  • lurches
  • marvels
  • meetings
  • nauseates
  • offends
  • oscillates
  • outrages
  • overpowers
  • overwhelms
  • palpitates
  • panics
  • perturbs
  • pit-a-pats
  • pitches
  • pitter-patters
  • plucks
  • pulls
  • pulsates
  • pulses
  • punches
  • quakes
  • quavers
  • quivers
  • raps
  • repels
  • revelations
  • revolts
  • rips
  • rocks
  • scandalizes
  • scares
  • scarifies
  • shakes
  • shakes up
  • shivers
  • shockers
  • shocks
  • shudders
  • sickens
  • slams
  • slaps
  • smashes
  • snatches
  • spooks
  • staggers
  • startles
  • strikes
  • stunners
  • stuns
  • stupefies
  • surprises
  • surprizes
  • sways
  • swings
  • tears
  • terrifies
  • terrorizes
  • thrashings
  • thrills
  • throbs
  • thumps
  • thunderclaps
  • touches
  • trembles
  • tugs
  • turns off
  • tweaks
  • twists
  • twitches
  • undoes
  • undulates
  • unmans
  • unnerves
  • unsettles
  • unstrings
  • upsets
  • vibrates
  • wabbles
  • wallops
  • wavers
  • waves
  • weirds out
  • wobbles
  • wonders
  • wrenches
  • wrests
  • wrings
  • wrinkles
  • yanks

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