Synonyms of jabbed

jabbed

verb

past tense of jab

as in stabbed

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

jabbed a pickle and tossed it on the plate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stabbed
• punctured
• pierced
• picked
• stuck
• pecked
• speared
• poked
• impaled
• spitted
• punched
• skewered
• spiked
• lanced
• transfixed
• harpooned
• gored
• sliced
• pinked
• ran through
• transpierced
• pricked
• perforated
• riddled
• spindled
• bayoneted
• thrust
• cut
• knifed
• pronged
• piked
• gimleted
• dirked
• quilled
• pinpricked
• poniarded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of jabbed

Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu jabbed back against the prevailing narrative yesterday, saying she was never invited to participate in the WNBA’s 3-point contest this weekend. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Two of the points on the rear treble hook were jabbed deeply into the flesh on the outside of the pike’s mouth. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

The boxers, aged 40 and 42 respectively, threw hopeful knockout punches and barely jabbed. — ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026

The casting director playfully jabbed Anderson in her acceptance speech, referencing the filmmaker's 14 career Oscar nominations without a victory. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026

Physical abuse reports involve workers being jabbed with kitchen tools, pushed and punched in the face and stomach by chef René Redzepi and others under him who adopted his management style and culture. — Shindy Chen, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026

An agent in Massachusetts jabbed his finger and thumb into the neck and arteries of a young father who refused to be separated from his wife and 1-year-old daughter. — Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 13 Jan. 2026

As Webster repeatedly jabbed his finger, Rathbun met it with his left hand, as if trying to swat him away. — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

That same night, conservative commentators Ben Shapiro and Tucker Carlson jabbed each other amid ongoing criticism from some within the movement over Carlson’s platforming of far-right figures like Nick Fuentes. — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2025