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 tired

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

• tired
• stereotyped
• hackneyed
• commonplace
• hackney
• obligatory
• boring
• old
• usual
• typical
• stale
• banal
• cardboard
• tiring
• cliché
• trite
• shopworn
• clichéd
• timeworn
• threadbare
• conventional
• cobwebby
• derivative
• well-worn
• standard
• dull
• musty
• ordinary
• normal
• imitative
• tame
• heavy
• routine
• ready-made
• moth-eaten
• unimaginative
• tedious
• dusty
• tiresome
• pedestrian
• stock
• bromidic
• unoriginal
• wearying
• canned
• weary
• old hat
• uninspired
• dry
• uninteresting
• wearisome
• rote
• tried-and-true
• prosaic
• flat
• 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
• poke
• knock
• thump
• thud
• pound
• lick
• beat
• smack
• slam
• clip
• bang
• spank
• switch
• hook
• crack
• chop
• clap
• kick
• smash
• bash
• stripe
• swat
• slug
• rap
• bat
• lash
• box
• belt
• pick
• sock
• buffet
• bust
• bop
• cuff
• biff
• stinger
• clout
• fillip
• pelt
• swing
• plump
• wham
• knee
• pounding
• dab
• welt
• thwack
• licking
• wallop
• larrup
• haymaker
• beating
• whop
• hand
• counter
• douse
• left
• body blow
• whip
• hammering
• right
• sucker punch
• counterstroke
• counterblow
• roundhouse
• sidewinder
• rabbit punch
• whipping
• one-two
• knockout
• counterpunch
• uppercut
• thrashing
• knockdown
• shiver
• KO
• pasting
• battering
• cruncher
• flogging
• pummeling
• drubbing
• cudgeling
• clobbering
• bludgeoning
• lambasting
• bastinado
• 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
• water taxi
• hackney
• jitney
• rickshaw
• gharry

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
• virtuoso
• wizard
• maestro
• whiz
• adept
• sharp
• veteran
• crackerjack
• vet
• old hand
• old-timer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hack

Verb

And all of that can easily be hacked, security researcher Sammy Azdoufal says. — Sean Hollister, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

The companies have come under public scrutiny in recent months after several incidents in which their AI models went rogue and hacked into websites. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Noun

Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael, a task force vice chair, will lead an effort to develop protocols for labs to tell the government about breaches, hacks and other cyber issues. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

My hack for surviving wedding season this year was throwing a pair of foldable ballet flats into my purse. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing hack

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