Synonyms of hooks

hooks 1 of 2

noun

plural of hook

as in punches

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

• punches
• blows
• thumps
• swipes
• thuds
• hits
• slaps
• strokes
• pounds
• whacks
• knocks
• pokes
• licks
• clips
• smacks
• bangs
• spanks
• beats
• switches
• belts
• claps
• slams
• chops
• cuffs
• lashes
• socks
• fillips
• pelts
• raps
• kicks
• hands
• stripes
• hacks
• bats
• thwacks
• welts
• haymakers
• clouts
• swats
• whams
• whaps
• stingers
• slugs
• boxes
• bops
• biffs
• knees
• picks
• smashes
• buffets
• whops
• swings
• lickings
• dabs
• bashes
• plumps
• cracks
• wallops
• busts
• douses
• larrups
• counters
• uppercuts
• beatings
• counter-blows
• counterpunches
• counter-strokes
• lefts
• whips
• counterblows
• counterstrokes
• sucker punches
• shivers
• body blows
• rabbit punches
• rights
• roundhouses
• whippings
• knockdowns
• sidewinders
• batterings
• thrashings
• KOs
• crunchers
• knockouts
• right-handers
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• kayos
• drubbings
• wallopings
• one-twos
• bastinades

hooks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hook

1

as in bends

to cause to turn away from a straight line

the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bends
• arches
• bows
• curves
• curls
• twists
• crooks
• turns
• waves
• swerves
• loops
• rounds
• weaves
• swirls
• arcs
• deflects
• reflects
• coils
• veers
• inflects
• diverts
• twines
• spirals
• entwines
• warps
• kinks
• dents
• dimples
• incurves
• winds
• meanders
• slopes
• incurvates
• enrols
• inclines
• enrolls
• declines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

2

as in connects

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

• connects
• strings
• chains
• integrates
• links
• couples
• yokes
• interconnects
• combines
• compounds
• wires
• conjugates
• hitches
• concatenates
• interlinks
• catenates
• joins
• interlocks
• cords
• dovetails
• welds
• fuses
• articulates
• intermeshes
• cements
• coalesces
• unites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnects
• separates
• disjoins
• splits
• parts
• uncouples
• detaches
• divides
• disengages
• unhitches
• unlinks
• unchains
• disunites
• disjoints
• dissevers
• unyokes
• severs
• cleaves
• ruptures
• sunders

3

as in steals

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

• steals
• swipes
• grabs
• lifts
• snatches
• pockets
• thieves
• filches
• pinches
• pilfers
• purloins
• rips off
• snitches
• appropriates
• nips
• robs
• nicks
• walks off with
• runs off with
• misappropriates
• picks
• boosts
• takes
• makes off with
• makes away with
• hijacks
• heists
• sacks
• loots
• seizes
• rifles
• knocks over
• nails
• plunders
• collars
• grasps
• pillages
• burglarizes
• sponges
• poaches
• shoplifts
• rustles
• kidnaps
• highjacks
• spirits
• abducts
• carjacks
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• gives
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

4

as in grabs

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

• grabs
• catches
• snatches
• lands
• traps
• seizes
• snags
• captures
• nets
• gets
• snares
• nails
• bags
• raps
• collars
• grapples
• corrals
• snaps (up)
• nabs
• takes hold (of)
• cops
• gloms
• nobbles
• gloves
• ropes
• grasps
• clutches
• holds
• clasps
• grips
• arrests
• corners
• fists
• halters
• secures
• lassos
• bays
• meshes
• apprehends
• latches (on or onto)
• kidnaps
• detains
• enmeshes
• rends
• ensnares
• fastens (on)
• entraps
• entangles
• abducts
• wrests
• spirits (away or off)
• immeshes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• frees
• drops
• discharges
• liberates
• loosens
• unhands

5

as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course

hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• bows
• loops
• sweeps
• trends
• arches
• rounds
• falls off
• wheels
• bends
• turns
• winds
• arcs
• swerves
• crooks
• coils
• curls
• circles
• curlicues
• spirals
• twists
• deviates
• veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens