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jibe

verb

ˈjīb How to pronounce jibe (audio)
Definition of jibenext
as in to coincide
to be in agreement on every point that doesn't jibe with what I know about his character

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Recent Examples of jibe The movie basically imports Superman’s moral code, which doesn’t really jibe in a story filled to the brim with cigar-chomping bounty hunters and outlaws. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026 The falseness of the medium, though, jibed with the falseness of most attempts, throughout American history, to make sense of this enormous, strange man. — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 Yes, but how does your philosophy of humanistic capitalism jibe with China? — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 June 2026 The whole thing didn’t quite jibe with his personality. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for jibe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jibe
  1. coincide
  2. correspond
  3. conform
  4. fit
  5. agree
Verb
  • Playing Alice on the Apple TV+ series has also coincided with a formative stretch in Maxwell’s career.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The sharp price hikes have coincided with an escalation in the Iran war, including a recent drone attack on Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of coincide
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  • In November 2024, for instance, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a policy banning transgender people from using some Capitol restrooms that do not correspond with their gender at birth.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
  • To construct this curve, experts formed a cross section of objects in higher dimensions, the boundary of which corresponds to the elliptic curve.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of correspond
Verb
  • As one of the three colorways that conformed with the NBA’s uniform regulations, the sneaker is rendered primarily in white.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • However, insects such as the fruit fly and plants such as the silverweed cinquefoil have also been shown to conform to Gloger’s rule.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of conform
Verb
  • Ergonomics was about chairs that were built for people, rather than chairs designed to fit efficiently into an office or be simple to stack and move.
    — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Engineers must fit the reactor, shielding and power-conversion equipment inside a combat vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fit
Verb
  • Democratic and Republican voters agree that the American public should decide the future of AI development, not billionaires in Silicon Valley, according to new polling shared first with Semafor.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Last month, Frasers agreed to purchase Harvey Nichols out of administration.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of agree

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“Jibe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jibe. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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