Synonyms for jab
dʒæbjab

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1. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrustingnoun

   a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

   "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"

   Synonyms:
   jabbing, punch, stab, dig, drive, clout, garget, thrust, sack, driving force, carrier bag, knife thrust, slug, dawdler, lick, poke, paper bag, lagger, biff, pigeon berry, thrusting, drone, trailer, laggard, scoke, push, poking

2. jabnoun

   a quick short straight punch

   Synonyms:
   dig, poking, thrust, poke, jabbing, thrusting

3. dig, jabverb

   the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

   "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"

   Synonyms:
   barb, thrust, excavation, jabbing, slam, shot, thrusting, poking, poke, shaft, archeological site, digging, jibe, gibe, dig

4. jab, prod, stab, poke, digverb

   poke or thrust abruptly

   "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

   Synonyms:
   compass, nose, incite, toil, pry, grind, dig, drudge, moil, dig up, poke, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, prod, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, stab, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig out

5. jabverb

   strike or punch with quick and short blows

   Synonyms:
   dig, prod, stab, poke

6. stab, jabverb

   stab or pierce

   "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

   Synonyms:
   prod, dig, knife, poke, stab

Matched Categories

1. • Gesture
   • Punch
   • Strike
   • Thrust

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. jabnoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, punch, dig

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "jab":

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How to use jab in a sentence?

1. De Jonge:

   Almost half the people over 18 have had their first jab.

2. Pete Ricketts:

   First of all, we have been encouraging people to get vaccinated. We’ve been providing information and encouraging people to reach out to their neighbors because vaccines work and they will help people, but it should be a personal health care choice. This is not something that the government should mandate and somebody shouldn’t have to make the choice between keeping their job and getting a jab in the arm. I mean, it’s just wrong.

3. Stanislas Duquesnoy:

   JAB is now moving into a broader drinks business. It's interesting because the strategies are diverging a bit.

4. Fox Business:

   Yesterday I went and got the jab at CVS, the place was dead.

5. Lawrence Gostin:

   They either get the jab or they have to get two tests per week ; they have to mask up. But we should absolutely make sure that if you make a decision not to be vaccinated that you just have no right to go unmasked and unvaccinated in a crowded work place.