Synonyms of hacking

hacking

verb

present participle of hack

1

as in manipulating

to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manipulating
• handling
• managing
• addressing
• taking
• treating
• negotiating
• playing
• maneuvering
• swinging
• coping (with)
• fielding
• grappling (with)
• contending (with)
• pulling
• engineering
• coming to grips with
• controlling
• jockeying
• having a grip on
• carrying out
• regulating
• steering
• guiding
• getting off
• carrying off
• finessing
• directing
• running
• reacting (to)
• responding (to)
• bringing off
• commanding
• micromanaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fumbling
• bungling
• mishandling
• botching
• messing (up)
• goofing (up)
• muffing
• scamping
• lousing up
• foozling

2

as in handling

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handling
• tolerating
• standing
• taking
• enduring
• accepting
• sustaining
• bearing
• absorbing
• swallowing
• supporting
• meeting
• stomaching
• wearing
• living with
• sticking out
• pocketing
• standing for
• abiding
• biding
• countenancing
• going
• brooking
• lumping (it)
• suffering
• sweating out
• permitting
• toughing it out
• allowing
• reconciling (to)
• respecting
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• consenting (to)
• acquiescing
• assenting (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• fighting
• declining
• rejecting
• dismissing
• opposing
• resisting
• combating
• repudiating
• turning down
• avoiding
• contesting
• missing
• escaping
• evading
• bypassing
• circumventing
• spurning
• dodging
• eluding
• abstaining (from)
• refraining (from)
• forbearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hacking

In 2021, a critical bug in open-source software left hundreds of millions of devices around the world vulnerable to hacking and triggered a frantic response from Biden administration officials. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

That’s what happened to members of a Russian intelligence group on Monday after they were blacklisted by the European Union for allegedly spying on and hacking targets as far back as 2010. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 July 2026

The hacking groups are tracked under various names, including Berserk Bear, Energetic Bear, Crouching Yeti, Dragonfly, Ghost Blizzard, and Static Tundra. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

Released Parties are also not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, whether caused by site users, tampering, hacking, or by any equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Sweepstakes. — AJC.com, 13 July 2026

The reveal came as part of a story about Microsoft helping law enforcement find and arrest a 19-year-old hacker who was part of the Scattered Spider hacking group, which has been responsible for several high-profile attacks. — Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 10 July 2026

While many assumed the attackers behind the Mexican campaign must have been an elite hacking group, Powar suggested that may not necessarily have been the case. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

As scandals go, this doesn’t exactly rise to the level of News of the World hacking famous phones. — Judy Berman, Time, 8 July 2026

The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026