Synonyms of hack

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verb

ˈhak 

1

as in to manipulate

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulate
• manage
• handle
• address
• take
• treat
• negotiate
• play
• maneuver
• cope (with)
• field
• swing
• contend (with)
• grapple (with)
• come to grips with
• engineer
• pull
• carry out
• get off
• have a grip on
• control
• carry off
• guide
• regulate
• steer
• jockey
• direct
• finesse
• respond (to)
• react (to)
• command
• run
• bring off
• micromanage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• botch
• fumble
• bungle
• scamp
• goof (up)
• mess (up)
• mishandle
• muff
• louse up
• foozle

2

as in to handle

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handle
• tolerate
• take
• endure
• stand
• accept
• sustain
• bear
• stand for
• stomach
• lump (it)
• countenance
• swallow
• support
• live with
• absorb
• go
• abide
• brook
• meet
• wear
• sweat out
• stick out
• tough it out
• bide
• pocket
• permit
• allow
• suffer
• reconcile (to)
• submit (to)
• yield (to)
• consent (to)
• agree (with or to)
• acquiesce
• assent (to)
• respect
• capitulate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuse
• dismiss
• reject
• combat
• decline
• resist
• fight
• repudiate
• avoid
• oppose
• escape
• contest
• turn down
• evade
• bypass
• circumvent
• miss
• spurn
• refrain (from)
• elude
• dodge
• abstain (from)
• forbear

hack

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adjective

as in cliche

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 & Similar Words

• cliche
• tired
• stereotyped
• hackneyed
• commonplace
• hackney
• obligatory
• boring
• old
• usual
• typical
• stale
• cardboard
• banal
• tiring
• cliché
• trite
• shopworn
• clichéd
• conventional
• timeworn
• threadbare
• cobwebby
• derivative
• standard
• well-worn
• dull
• musty
• ordinary
• normal
• imitative
• tame
• heavy
• routine
• ready-made
• moth-eaten
• dusty
• unimaginative
• tedious
• pedestrian
• tiresome
• wearying
• stock
• bromidic
• weary
• unoriginal
• canned
• old hat
• dry
• uninspired
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• flat
• rote
• tried-and-true
• prosaic
• monotonous
• platitudinous
• vapid
• pedantic
• leaden
• drab
• humdrum
• twice-told
• platitudinal
• old-fashioned
• arid
• numbing
• jejune
• colorless
• barren
• cookie-cutter
• stodgy
• jading
• dreary
• ponderous
• mind-numbing
• stuffy
• undramatic
• drudging
• ho-hum

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• new
• original
• novel
• fresh
• exciting
• involving
• interesting
• animating
• stimulating
• energizing
• engaging
• engrossing
• riveting
• unhackneyed
• intriguing
• gripping
• unusual
• absorbing
• unprecedented
• galvanizing
• extraordinary
• unknown
• strange
• unclichéd
• uncommon
• unfamiliar
• atypical
• invigorating
• unheard-of
• enlivening
• unaccustomed
• pioneering
• pathbreaking
• trailblazing

hack

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noun (1)

1

as in chip

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 & Similar Words

• chip
• slit
• slot
• indent
• groove
• punch
• nick
• indentation
• notch
• kerf
• indenture
• score
• undercut
• joggle
• snip
• nock

2

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• swipe
• punch
• hit
• slap
• whack
• stroke
• knock
• poke
• thump
• thud
• lick
• pound
• slam
• smack
• beat
• clip
• bang
• spank
• switch
• hook
• crack
• chop
• clap
• smash
• kick
• bash
• stripe
• swat
• rap
• slug
• lash
• bat
• belt
• box
• pick
• sock
• buffet
• bop
• bust
• biff
• cuff
• stinger
• clout
• fillip
• pelt
• swing
• haymaker
• wham
• plump
• knee
• welt
• dab
• licking
• thwack
• pounding
• wallop
• douse
• larrup
• beating
• whop
• hand
• counter
• whap
• counterblow
• left
• body blow
• whip
• hammering
• sucker punch
• counterstroke
• right
• roundhouse
• sidewinder
• rabbit punch
• one-two
• cruncher
• knockout
• counterpunch
• whipping
• uppercut
• thrashing
• knockdown
• shiver
• KO
• pasting
• battering
• cudgelling
• flogging
• pummeling
• drubbing
• cudgeling
• bastinado
• bastinade
• clobbering
• pummelling
• bludgeoning
• lambasting
• right-hander
• kayo
• walloping

hack

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noun (2)

1

as in cab

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 & Similar Words

• cab
• taxi
• taxicab
• limousine
• ricksha
• water taxi
• hackney
• jitney
• rickshaw
• gharry
• gypsy cab

2

as in amateur

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 & Similar Words

• amateur
• kid
• beginner
• hacker
• novice
• trifler
• jackleg
• inexpert
• freshman
• rookie
• newcomer
• learner
• tyro
• greenhorn
• tenderfoot
• neophyte

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• master
• expert
• hand
• craftsman
• ace
• shark
• past master
• adept
• sharp
• virtuoso
• wizard
• maestro
• whiz
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• veteran
• vet
• old hand
• old-timer

Examples of hack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Soon after, Hope’s tires are slashed and her email is hacked, allowing someone to send explicit emails to her entire contact list. —Courtney Howard, Variety, 15 Aug. 2024

The Thursday report comes days after the Trump campaign confirmed that it was hacked. —Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2024

No major cybersecurity company or government agency has so far explicitly said that Iran successfully hacked the Trump campaign. —Kevin Collier, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024

Instead, the first public sign of any release of private information came Saturday, when the Trump campaign went public with its announcement that it had been hacked, pointing the finger at Iranian operatives. —Jon Passantino, CNN, 13 Aug. 2024

Phrases Containing hack

• hack (around)
• hack (off)
• hack it