Synonyms of hook

hook 1 of 2

noun

ˈhu̇k 

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• slap
• punch
• hit
• thump
• swipe
• knock
• whack
• thud
• pound
• smack
• poke
• stroke
• lick
• bang
• beat
• clip
• spank
• slam
• switch
• kick
• clap
• belt
• chop
• bat
• lash
• cuff
• sock
• crack
• pick
• smash
• hack
• slug
• stripe
• swat
• box
• rap
• stinger
• wham
• bust
• bop
• pelt
• plump
• welt
• clout
• dab
• bash
• fillip
• swing
• buffet
• thwack
• biff
• knee
• pounding
• haymaker
• wallop
• hand
• licking
• beating
• douse
• whop
• counter
• left
• larrup
• right
• whip
• body blow
• sucker punch
• hammering
• uppercut
• whipping
• roundhouse
• counterblow
• shiver
• counterstroke
• one-two
• knockdown
• knockout
• counterpunch
• sidewinder
• thrashing
• rabbit punch
• pummeling
• flogging
• KO
• battering
• pasting
• bludgeoning
• clobbering
• drubbing
• cruncher
• walloping
• cudgeling
• right-hander
• bastinado
• kayo
• lambasting

hook

2 of 2

verb

1

as in to bend

to cause to turn away from a straight line

the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bend
• arch
• crook
• curve
• bow
• curl
• turn
• twist
• swerve
• round
• loop
• arc
• wave
• deflect
• weave
• swirl
• divert
• veer
• reflect
• coil
• inflect
• spiral
• kink
• twine
• slope
• entwine
• incurve
• enroll
• incurvate
• wind
• dent
• warp
• incline
• meander
• dimple
• decline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• unbend
• uncurl

2

as in to connect

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connect
• string
• integrate
• couple
• link
• chain
• yoke
• interconnect
• combine
• hitch
• compound
• join
• conjugate
• cord
• concatenate
• wire
• catenate
• interlink
• interlock
• dovetail
• weld
• fuse
• articulate
• intermesh
• cement
• coalesce
• unite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnect
• separate
• split
• unhitch
• divide
• detach
• uncouple
• disengage
• part
• disunite
• dissever
• unchain
• unlink
• sever
• disjoin
• cleave
• unyoke
• disjoint
• rupture
• sunder

3

as in to steal

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steal
• swipe
• lift
• grab
• snatch
• pocket
• snitch
• appropriate
• pilfer
• filch
• pinch
• rob
• rip off
• thieve
• nick
• purloin
• nip
• run off with
• boost
• pick
• misappropriate
• take
• make away with
• walk off with
• hijack
• make off with
• sack
• heist
• seize
• plunder
• knock over
• loot
• rifle
• grasp
• poach
• nail
• pillage
• burglarize
• collar
• shoplift
• sponge
• kidnap
• spirit
• rustle
• abduct
• carjack
• mooch
• shanghai

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buy
• purchase
• give
• present
• contribute
• donate
• hand over
• bestow

4

as in to grab

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grab
• catch
• snatch
• get
• seize
• capture
• trap
• snag
• snare
• land
• grapple
• net
• nab
• nail
• take hold (of)
• rap
• corral
• bag
• snap (up)
• cop
• rope
• collar
• glom
• hold
• nobble
• grasp
• glove
• clutch
• grip
• arrest
• secure
• clasp
• fist
• bay
• apprehend
• detain
• corner
• mesh
• ensnare
• lasso
• kidnap
• entrap
• halter
• rend
• fasten (on)
• latch (on or onto)
• entangle
• wrest
• abduct
• enmesh
• spirit (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• release
• discharge
• drop
• free
• liberate
• loosen
• unhand

5

as in to curve

to turn away from a straight line or course

hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curve
• crook
• bow
• arc
• round
• sweep
• loop
• fall off
• turn
• wheel
• arch
• bend
• wind
• trend
• swerve
• curl
• circle
• spiral
• coil
• twist
• curlicue
• deviate
• veer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hook

Noun

The plan is for vertical series that have heightened genre concepts and richer world building, while sticking to the snappy, emotionally intense and hook-led style of many current microdramas. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Why the organization aisle is easy to miss Small bins, drawer organizers, baskets, hooks and labels often sit in a section many shoppers walk past without a second look. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Verb

California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey accuse Meta of designing the platforms to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, and misleading consumers about their safety. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026

The states claim that Meta’s infinite scroll, autoplay, notifications, likes and recommendation systems are designed to keep young people engaged, similar to the way ingredients in tobacco can hook smokers. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing hook

• hook up
• on one's own hook