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hack

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of hack

used or heard so often as to be dull
  • The abrupt revelation of an enemy masquerading as a friend is such a hack plot twist.
Synonyms of hack

banal, cliché, clichéd, commonplace, hackney, hackneyed, moth-eaten, musty, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Words Related to hack

twice-told

canned, derivative, imitative, tried-and-true, unimaginative, uninspired, unoriginal

boring, colorless, drab, dreary, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, prosaic, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying
Near Antonyms of hack

animating, energizing, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating

absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting

pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
Antonyms of hack

fresh, new, novel, original
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hack

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hack

1 a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface
  • Smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest.
Synonyms of hack

chip, indent, indentation, kerf, nick, notch
Words Related to hack

groove, score, undercut

slit, slot
2 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
  • completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck
Synonyms of hack

bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, fillip, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, lash, lick, pelt, plump, poke, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
Words Related to hack

counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke

body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut

cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO

battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing

flogging, walloping, whip, whipping
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hack

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of hack

1 an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled
  • After a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home.
Synonyms of hack

cab, taxi, taxicab
Words Related to hack

hackney

limousine

rickshaw (also ricksha)
2 a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science
  • Is he really any good at the piano or just a hack?
Synonyms of hack

amateur, hacker, inexpert, trifler
Words Related to hack

beginner, freshman, greenhorn, kid, learner, neophyte, newcomer, novice, rookie, tenderfoot, tyro
Near Antonyms of hack

maestro, virtuoso, whiz, wizard

old hand, old-timer, vet, veteran
Antonyms of hack

ace, adept, crackerjack (also crackajack), craftsman, expert, hand, master, past master, shark, sharp

hack

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of hack

1 to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
  • I have no doubt that she can hack a job with that many responsibilities.
Synonyms of hack

address, contend (with), cope (with), field, grapple (with), handle, manage, maneuver, manipulate, negotiate, play, swing, take, treat
Words Related to hack

engineer, finesse, jockey

bring off, carry off, carry out, get off, pull

command, direct, guide, steer

control, micromanage, regulate, run

react (to), respond (to)
Phrases Synonymous with hack

come to grips with, have a grip on
Near Antonyms of hack

botch, bungle, foozle, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), mishandle, muff, scamp
2 to put up with (something painful or difficult)
  • She's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer.
Synonyms of hack

abide, absorb, accept, bear, brook, countenance, endure, go, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate
Words Related to hack

allow, permit, suffer, swallow

reconcile (to)

acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
Phrases Synonymous with hack

live with, lump (it), stand for, tough out (it)
Near Antonyms of hack

decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down

combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist

avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss

abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

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