HOBNOB Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

hobnob

verb

ˈhäb-ˌnäb

Definition of hobnob

as in to travel

to come or be together as friends those two have been hobnobbing together since freshman year

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as in to mingle

to take part in social activities spent some time hobnobbing with the rich and famous while in Los Angeles

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Recent Examples of hobnob Since winning double Olympic gold in Milan last month, figure skater Alysa Liu has amassed 8 million Instagram followers (and counting), attended Paris fashion week, hobnobbed at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, received a key to the city of Oakland and received murals painted in her honor. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Indeed, Sala is where the mature Myers Park crowd goes for after work hobnobbing, small bites and aperitifs. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026 Galloway, who co-hosts the Pivot podcast with veteran tech journalist Kara Swisher and routinely speaks with top Silicon Valley executives, decided to zero in on those Big Tech leaders who are often seen hobnobbing at the White House and Mar a Lago. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2026 Set the scene The lobby still captures the Art Deco glamour of the Jazz Age when flapper girls once hobnobbed with European royalty. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hobnob

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hobnob

Verb

The fact a majority of them belong to people who traveled from another country and the conditions of the desert itself both complicate efforts to identify remains, therefore hindering missing persons cases, experts say.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Her campaign’s door-knockers travel with a letter from Bohannan introducing herself.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of travel

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Citizen scientists and family mingled with friends and locals as an impromptu block party got underway in Valoria la Buena.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The dinner includes 20 dishes and a rainbow of spices with white rice to mix and mingle on your plate and palate.

— Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of mingle

Verb

Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026
The team believes that the approach could reduce wasted heat and also eliminate emissions associated with burning fossil fuels in cement kilns.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of associate

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Start by mixing a small amount of the new food with your dog's current food.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star is already in the Bravo universe and is going to trade franchises and mix in with the likes of Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Rachel Zoe and Bozoma Saint John.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mix

Verb

Martin, 22, joined the Pride ahead of the 2026 season after signing her first professional contract with the club in January following a standout collegiate career at Georgetown University.

— Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Volunteers rush to save livestock and help Ranchers For the past 48 hours, Garrett Duvall and the Rancher's Navy have been moving through the burn zone, joining dozens of volunteers and crews trying to save livestock and help ranchers recover.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of join

Verb

Purcell played just three quarters for Maine South (1-1), connecting on his first 11 passes.

— Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Goodyear blimps flying high Part of the Goodyear Forward strategy is to increase focus on marketing and advertising to connect with customers to reinforce the brand.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of connect

Verb

Ramya collaborated with Lotus Bloom and her friend Sandy Gill to customize a Papa Don’t Preach lehenga.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
The pair collaborated on the track for the band’s third studio album Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, and last performed it together in 2020 during a live performance recorded on the rooftop of Electric Lady Studios in New York City.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2026

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