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noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of inch

1 a very small distance or degree

  • give them an inch, and theyʼll take a mile
Synonyms of inch

ace, hair, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), hairline, hop, skip, and jump, neck, shouting distance, step, stone's throw
Words Related to inch

bit, crumb, dab, iota, jot, minim, mite, particle, smidgen (also smidgeon), trace, trifle
Near Antonyms of inch

infinity, light-year
Antonyms of inch

country mile, long haul, mile

2 an individual part of a process, series, or ranking

  • inch by inch, weʼre making progress toward our fund-raising goal
Synonyms of inch

chapter, cut, degree, grade, notch, peg, phase, place, point, stage, step
Words Related to inch

angle, aspect, facet, side

amount, measure, plane

decrement, increment

3 inches plural the distance of something or someone from bottom to top

  • made the most of her inches by standing on her tiptoes to reach the top shelf
Synonyms of inch

altitude, elevation, height, stature
Words Related to inch

rise

highness, loftiness, tallness

inch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of inch

1 to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits

  • every year the water inches further up the embankments, threatening to permanently engulf the island city
Synonyms of inch

creep, encroach, worm
Words Related to inch

snake, sneak

entrench (also intrench), impinge, infringe, intrude, invade

overpass, overreach, overrun, overshoot, overstep

2 to move slowly

  • the car inched carefully across the snow-covered causeway
Synonyms of inch

crawl, creak (along), creep, drag, limp, nose, ooze, plod, poke, slouch, snail
Words Related to inch

lumber, shamble, shuffle, tramp, trudge
Near Antonyms of inch

float, glide, sail

hurry, tear
Antonyms of inch

fly, race, speed, whiz (or whizz), zip

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