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

These pants have a flat waistband — in both the front and back — and a look that mimics a faux hook-and-eye closure. — Christina Shepherd McGuire, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026

Usually, teams that play from a two-high shell will drop one of the safeties into the strong or weak hook in the middle of the field. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Verb

The grandson escaped, but the bison hooked McDaniel near his hip with one horn and hurled him several feet into the air. — Kelly McGreal , Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026

Meta has moved to overturn a Los Angeles jury’s landmark verdict finding Instagram and Facebook are negligently designed to hook young users, after a 20-year-old woman won $6 million in damages. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Phrases Containing hook

• hook up
• on one's own hook