Synonyms of nails

nails

verb

present tense third-person singular of nail

1

as in bangs

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

the boxer nailed his opponent with a devastating left hook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bangs
• hits
• knocks
• slaps
• punches
• clips
• smacks
• slams
• claps
• pounds
• strikes
• whacks
• swipes
• cracks
• bats
• hammers
• boxes
• socks
• licks
• taps
• bashes
• kicks
• thumps
• clocks
• tags
• belts
• pastes
• chops
• jabs
• bobs
• flicks
• zaps
• raps
• slugs
• pokes
• bludgeons
• clouts
• thwacks
• swats
• stabs
• smites
• bonks
• bops
• shoves
• wallops
• clobbers
• pushes
• whales
• strokes
• biffs
• bumps
• busts
• slogs
• mauls
• lashes
• hangs one on
• stamps
• knees
• cuffs
• pelts
• beats
• roughs
• peppers
• slashes
• pummels
• buffets
• laces
• scuffs
• mangles
• batters
• lambasts
• butts
• decks
• whips
• floors
• drubs
• pommels
• spears
• creams
• prods
• bunts
• brains
• lambastes
• dumps
• beans
• skulls
• jostles
• canes
• bowls (down or over)
• saps
• clubs
• sledges
• levels
• conks
• cudgels
• knocks down
• flails
• fells
• bungs
• switches
• sledgehammers
• thrashes
• flogs
• sucker punches
• rabbit-punches

2

as in decides

to make final, definite, or beyond dispute

this latest infidelity nails it—I'm filing for divorce

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decides
• determines
• clinches
• settles
• nails (down)
• proves
• clarifies
• defines
• shows
• ends
• ensures
• demonstrates
• illuminates
• states
• establishes
• insures
• affirms
• secures
• assures
• finishes
• specifies
• stipulates
• clears (up)
• concludes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confuses
• unsettles
• muddles
• muddies

3

as in exposes

to reveal the true nature of

an investigative report that nailed the teenage novelist as someone who had plagiarized the works of others

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exposes
• uncovers
• demolishes
• shows up
• undresses
• debunks
• unmasks
• blows the whistle on
• discloses
• disproves
• uncloaks
• tells
• discredits
• divulges
• unveils

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• masks
• disguises
• hides
• conceals
• secretes
• cloaks
• camouflages
• veils

4

as in arrests

to take or keep under one's control by authority of law

the very first time I tried to steal anything, I got nailed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• arrests
• seizes
• grabs
• apprehends
• collars
• restrains
• nicks
• pinches
• runs in
• snatches
• captures
• detains
• pulls in
• hooks
• picks up
• nabs
• busts
• commits
• traps
• bags
• catches
• jails
• lands
• grapples
• snares
• confines
• snaps (up)
• handcuffs
• locks (up)
• imprisons
• binds
• interns
• enchains
• shackles
• incarcerates
• fetters
• holds
• gets
• jugs
• immures
• trammels
• manacles
• remands
• rearrests

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• springs
• discharges
• releases
• loosens
• frees
• liberates
• looses
• emancipates
• unbinds
• unchains

5

as in grabs

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

the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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