Synonyms of bobs

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noun

plural of bob, Scottish

as in bouquets

a bunch of flowers

the lassie carried only a little bob on her wedding day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bouquets
• posies
• nosegays
• garlands
• corsages
• boutonnieres
• leis
• arrangements

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of bob

as in shaves

to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument

bobbed her waist-length hair herself on her 18th birthday

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shaves
• clips
• trims
• cuts
• snips
• crops
• shears
• mows
• prunes
• pares
• docks
• cuts back
• nips
• lops (off)
• polls
• whittles
• skives
• pinches
• stumps
• manicures
• shortens
• curtails

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extends
• lengthens
• elongates

bobs

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of bob

1

as in pumps

to make short up-and-down movements

a family of ducks bobbing on the water

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pumps
• shakes
• sways
• jerks
• nods
• jogs
• wags
• bobbles
• seesaws
• rocks
• ducks
• wiggles
• jounces
• jiggles
• wobbles
• undulates
• swings
• oscillates
• drops

2

as in bangs

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

he playfully bobbed his brother on the nose to get his attention

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bangs
• punches
• slaps
• knocks
• smacks
• hits
• clips
• claps
• slams
• pounds
• whacks
• swipes
• strikes
• bops
• nails
• boxes
• bats
• cracks
• thumps
• bashes
• kicks
• thwacks
• pokes
• taps
• hammers
• flicks
• licks
• tags
• bonks
• socks
• shoves
• jabs
• swats
• pastes
• clocks
• belts
• stabs
• clouts
• zaps
• raps
• bludgeons
• chops
• pushes
• slugs
• smites
• wallops
• clobbers
• biffs
• whales
• slogs
• bumps
• busts
• strokes
• hangs one on
• peppers
• stamps
• jostles
• pummels
• beats
• mauls
• mangles
• knees
• cuffs
• pelts
• roughs
• slashes
• dumps
• laces
• lashes
• buffets
• scuffs
• butts
• prods
• batters
• whips
• drubs
• lambastes
• decks
• creams
• bowls (down or over)
• flails
• spears
• floors
• bunts
• bungs
• brains
• knocks down
• switches
• beans
• fells
• pommels
• conks
• levels
• clubs
• canes
• flogs
• thrashes
• skulls
• sledges
• saps
• cudgels
• sucker punches
• sledgehammers
• rabbit-punches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bobs

Noun

From blunt bobs to layered shags, these are some of the best short hairstyles for thick hair to try this year. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 17 July 2026

Winona’s pixie feels like wiping the slate clean after years of polished bobs and clean-girl looks dominating the trend cycle. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 July 2026

Lobs While bobs may be the buzziest cut in beauty, stylists are encouraging their over-50 clients to adopt longer versions. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2026

After making long hair her signature for much of her career, more recently the actor has been favoring shorter collarbone cuts and bobs. — Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 June 2026

Just a few months after their 13th birthday, the sisters got matching flippy bobs to attend the premiere of Anna and the King in matching pearl necklaces, black cardigans and fringed skirts — one lavender, one pink. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026

Retro bob Retro bobs look effortlessly elegant on those with square faces. — Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 12 June 2026

Mancuso went from needing five or six bobs for the Bob Army sketch this season to needing 14 and one for a dog — technically doable, but still a big lift to figure out exactly how to coordinate and build what’s needed. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 June 2026

Verb

Multiple saunas and cold plunge pools sit alongside hot pools right on deck, and the whole thing bobs gently while the harbor traffic goes by, which somehow makes the ritual feel more honest than any five-star spa could. — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

From a fringed mullet, to a blonde buzz cut, bobs in various lengths, micro bangs, and even a shade of citrus—Kristen Stewart’s looks are always executed with an edge. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 July 2026

Her head bobs gently, then sharply tilts at specific moments, particularly when certain words cut through the stream of conversation. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2026

Just after lunchtime on a Saturday in November, a sea of purple braids bobs in unison, barely clearing the tops of the movie-theater seats behind them. — Eliza Berman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025

The reader bobs along in the author’s stream of consciousness, riding crests of despair, anger, and hilarity as Toews assembles the shards of her past to investigate her will to write, which is deeply entwined with her will to live. — Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2025

But sometimes even icons need to switch things up a bit—cue the dizzying array of flippy waves, shags, and bobs over the years. — Fiona Embleton, Glamour, 19 Aug. 2025