Synonyms for stab
stæbstab

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stab

   Synonyms:
   pierce, transfix, thrust

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. pang, stab, twingenoun

   a sudden sharp feeling

   "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"

   Synonyms:
   twinge, pang, shot, sting, thrust, knife thrust

2. stab, thrust, knife thrustnoun

   a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

   "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

   Synonyms:
   thrust, jabbing, shot, push, knife thrust, poking, drive, pang, driving force, poke, thrusting, twinge, jab

3. shot, stabverb

   informal words for any attempt or effort

   "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

   Synonyms:
   injection, scene, guess, dig, stroke, barb, pellet, gibe, guesswork, slam, crack, thrust, twinge, knife thrust, shooter, shooting, dead reckoning, guessing, blastoff, snap, pang, snapshot, shaft, shot, jibe

4. knife, stabverb

   use a knife on

   "The victim was knifed to death"

   Synonyms:
   prod, dig, knife, poke, jab

5. stab, jabverb

   stab or pierce

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

   Synonyms:
   prod, dig, knife, jab, poke

6. 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, jab, poke, horn in, delve, nudge, grasp, prod, egg on, thump, cut into, knife, travail, labour, get the picture, hollow, apprehend, pound, comprehend, turn over, excavate, savvy, labor, grok, intrude, poke at, dig out

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Injure
   • Thrust

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stabnoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, stick

2. stabverb

   Synonyms:
   pierce, transfix, gore, spear

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stabnoun

   Synonyms:
   thrust, wound, stoccado

2. stabverb

   Synonyms:
   pierce, thrust, gore, transfix, backbite, malign

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1. List of paraphrases for "stab":

   stabbing, knife

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1. Deputy District Attorney Dan Akemon:

   All of the victims were young, outgoing women, all of the attacks occurred at night, all of the victims suffered multiple stab wounds, all of the victims were stabbed with the knife, each of the victims was attacked in or around her home and in close proximity of Mr. Gargiulo.

2. Mayor Luke Bornin:

   This morning, a Hartford Police Officer sustained severe stab wounds while in the line of duty, she is in critical condition and we will update the public later today. We ask the entire Hartford community to keep the officer in their thoughts and prayers.

3. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   We expect all our friends, and anyone concerned with the facts and the truth, to look at these facts to see the truth and not to draw false symmetry between Israeli citizens and those who’d stab them and knife them to death.

4. Chanelle Helm:

   Just stab the m ----- f ----- in the heart.

5. Kourtney Kardashian:

   My father was and still is such an influence and inspiration to him. I credit him for really opening up my eyes to racial injustice. It's because of him that I met my first Black person. Want to take a stab in the dark at who it was ? I know it's sort of weird to remember the first Black person Nicole Brown Simpson met but O.J. does leave a mark, or several, or none at all. I still don't know.