Synonyms of pinches

pinches 1 of 2

noun

plural of pinch

1

as in thefts

an instance of theft

the pinch of my favorite sweater really bugged me!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thefts
• grabs
• heists
• rip-offs
• stickups
• holdups
• muggings
• burglaries
• break-ins

2

as in arrests

the act of taking into one's control by authority of law

an innocent person caught up in a city-wide pinch of drug dealers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• arrestments
• raids
• apprehensions
• collars
• busts
• seizures
• captures
• restraints
• imprisonments
• entrapments
• detentions
• holds
• confinements
• incarcerations
• captivities
• house arrests
• remands
• rearrests
• enchainments
• immurements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• discharges
• releases
• liberations
• emancipations

3

as in lacks

a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number

this labor pinch means that there'll be long lines at the checkouts

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lacks
• shortages
• deficiencies
• deficits
• wants
• crunches
• absences
• inadequacies
• insufficiencies
• lacunas
• droughts
• lacunae
• famines
• scarcities
• drouths
• poverties
• failures
• dearths
• undersupplies
• omissions
• needs
• paucities
• necessities
• privations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• amplitudes
• sufficiencies
• adequacies
• abundances
• wealths
• plenties
• excesses
• plenitudes
• surpluses
• oversupplies
• surfeits
• overabundances
• opulences

pinches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pinch

1

as in holds

to squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points

the zipper on those jeans always pinches me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• holds
• nips
• clasps
• grasps
• clutches
• grips
• takes
• crimps
• tweaks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• springs
• drops
• releases
• frees
• loosens
• looses

2

as in steals

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

pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in seizes

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• seizes
• grabs
• restrains
• apprehends
• detains
• nicks
• nails
• captures
• nabs
• snatches
• collars
• catches
• runs in
• commits
• busts
• pulls in
• picks up
• traps
• lands
• binds
• hooks
• imprisons
• bags
• jails
• grapples
• holds
• snaps (up)
• confines
• gets
• snares
• incarcerates
• locks (up)
• handcuffs
• shackles
• jugs
• interns
• fetters
• remands
• enchains
• immures
• trammels
• manacles
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• springs
• discharges
• loosens
• liberates
• frees
• looses
• releases
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

4

as in saves

to avoid unnecessary waste or expense

if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saves
• spares
• conserves
• economizes
• manages
• skimps
• scrimps
• pinches pennies
• scrapes
• preserves
• husbands
• maintains
• cuts down
• hoards
• cuts back
• retrenches
• lays up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastes
• spends
• blows
• runs through
• dissipates
• lavishes
• squanders
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends
• splurges