Synonyms of hooks

hooks 1 of 2

noun

plural of hook

as in punches

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

delivered a hard right hook that struck his opponent in the eye

Synonyms & Similar Words

• punches
• blows
• swipes
• thumps
• thuds
• slaps
• hits
• pounds
• strokes
• whacks
• knocks
• pokes
• licks
• clips
• smacks
• bangs
• beats
• spanks
• switches
• belts
• claps
• chops
• slams
• cuffs
• lashes
• socks
• fillips
• pelts
• raps
• kicks
• stripes
• hands
• hacks
• bats
• thwacks
• welts
• swats
• haymakers
• clouts
• whams
• stingers
• slugs
• boxes
• bops
• biffs
• picks
• knees
• buffets
• smashes
• whops
• dabs
• bashes
• swings
• plumps
• lickings
• cracks
• wallops
• busts
• douses
• larrups
• counters
• beatings
• uppercuts
• counterpunches
• lefts
• whips
• counterblows
• counterstrokes
• sucker punches
• shivers
• body blows
• rabbit punches
• rights
• roundhouses
• whippings
• knockdowns
• sidewinders
• batterings
• thrashings
• KOs
• crunchers
• knockouts
• right-handers
• pastings
• bastinadoes
• kayos
• drubbings
• wallopings
• one-twos

hooks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hook

1

as in bends

to cause to turn away from a straight line

the pitcher hooked the ball, and the batter missed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bends
• arches
• bows
• curves
• curls
• twists
• crooks
• turns
• waves
• swerves
• loops
• rounds
• weaves
• swirls
• arcs
• deflects
• reflects
• coils
• veers
• inflects
• diverts
• twines
• spirals
• entwines
• warps
• kinks
• dents
• dimples
• incurves
• winds
• meanders
• slopes
• incurvates
• inclines
• enrolls
• declines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls

2

as in connects

to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole

hooked up three short chains together to make a longer necklace

Synonyms & Similar Words

• connects
• strings
• chains
• integrates
• links
• couples
• yokes
• interconnects
• combines
• compounds
• wires
• conjugates
• hitches
• concatenates
• interlinks
• catenates
• joins
• interlocks
• cords
• dovetails
• welds
• fuses
• articulates
• intermeshes
• cements
• coalesces
• unites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disconnects
• separates
• disjoins
• splits
• parts
• uncouples
• detaches
• divides
• disengages
• unhitches
• unlinks
• unchains
• disunites
• disjoints
• dissevers
• unyokes
• severs
• cleaves
• ruptures
• sunders

3

as in steals

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep

the monkey hooked four bananas from the basket and scampered away to enjoy them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steals
• swipes
• grabs
• lifts
• snatches
• pockets
• thieves
• filches
• pinches
• pilfers
• purloins
• rips off
• snitches
• appropriates
• nips
• robs
• nicks
• walks off with
• runs off with
• misappropriates
• boosts
• picks
• makes off with
• takes
• makes away with
• hijacks
• heists
• sacks
• loots
• seizes
• rifles
• knocks over
• nails
• plunders
• collars
• grasps
• pillages
• burglarizes
• sponges
• poaches
• shoplifts
• rustles
• kidnaps
• spirits
• abducts
• carjacks
• mooches
• shanghais

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• buys
• purchases
• gives
• presents
• contributes
• bestows
• donates
• hands over

4

as in grabs

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

I hooked the biggest fish of the day, and then released it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• snatches
• traps
• lands
• seizes
• snags
• captures
• nets
• gets
• snares
• nails
• bags
• raps
• collars
• grapples
• corrals
• snaps (up)
• takes hold (of)
• nabs
• cops
• gloms
• nobbles
• gloves
• ropes
• grasps
• clutches
• clasps
• holds
• grips
• arrests
• corners
• fists
• secures
• halters
• bays
• lassos
• meshes
• apprehends
• latches (on or onto)
• detains
• kidnaps
• enmeshes
• rends
• fastens (on)
• ensnares
• entraps
• entangles
• abducts
• wrests
• spirits (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• frees
• drops
• discharges
• liberates
• loosens
• unhands

5

as in curves

to turn away from a straight line or course

hang the bird feeder on a branch that hooks upward

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curves
• bows
• loops
• sweeps
• trends
• arches
• rounds
• falls off
• wheels
• bends
• turns
• winds
• arcs
• swerves
• crooks
• coils
• curls
• circles
• curlicues
• spirals
• twists
• deviates
• veers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hooks

Noun

It has also been thoughtfully designed, with removable cargo hooks that more cars should provide. — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

Luna Duran, whose brown hair hangs almost to her knees, waited there, with hooks installed in the flesh on her thin shoulder blades. — Lauren Oyler, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

There’s even a coordinating towel bar and wall hooks for those in search of a matchy-matchy look. — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 20 July 2026

From the band’s home studio in Texas, Muñoz spoke with Variety about his obsession with iconic rock hooks, the secret to crafting adventurous accordion lines and the music legend who appears on Intocable’s latest album. — Ernesto Lechner, Variety, 16 July 2026

Try hooks, dividers, or double-hang rods to increase closet organization. — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

Wor$t Girl embraces dirt and dark thoughts alongside abrasive tones, giving its euphoric hooks weight, as though a wild night out is almost crucial to the artist’s well-being. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026

Home plate umpire and crew chief Doug Eddings issued the hooks after José Caballero was caught stealing second on a bang-bang, strike-em-out, throw-em-out double play. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2026

Designed with hooks for necklaces, compartments for rings, and slots for earrings, these organizers keep each piece secure and separated throughout your trip. — Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Verb

Ceiling hooks for fishing rods, cargo door for two bikes, spray hose for cleaning gear and heated locker for drying it. — Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026

How Many Calories Rucking Burns The calorie math is what hooks many newcomers, particularly men in their 40s trying to recapture lost ground. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026

Armour hooks my arm, and the panic abates. — Adam Erace, Fortune, 24 May 2026

Marketing experts say while more and more cash is flowing into the clip-ification of all things, those watching the content can view clips as cheap and disposable moments, not something that hooks someone on a show or internet personality. — Bobby Allyn, NPR, 12 May 2026

Set in the late 1980s, the film follows 13-year-old Felice (an exceptional Tiziano Menichelli), a budding tennis star whose overbearing father hooks him up with Raul Getti (Favino), a flameout former pro with a new lithium prescription and a serious ladies-man streak. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2026

Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026

The cat who reaches through the kennel bars and hooks a paw around your finger. — Cathy M. Rosenthal, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026

Aussie newcomer Yerin Ha is the juggernaut's new leading lady—a strong yet soft pragmatist whose quiet charisma hooks Benedict, the ton, and, soon enough, audiences everywhere. — Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026