Synonyms of rock

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noun (1)

slang

as in gem

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament

a trophy wife with enough rocks to open her own jewelry store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gem
• jewel
• jewelry
• gemstone
• brilliant
• bauble
• zircon
• scarab
• trinket
• cabochon
• baguette
• rhinestone
• cameo
• solitaire
• crown jewels
• bijou
• paste
• teardrop
• birthstone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rough

rock

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verb (1)

1

as in to sway

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sway
• lurch
• shake
• roll
• toss
• jerk
• halt
• vibrate
• wobble
• tumble
• wabble
• careen
• pitch
• seesaw
• weave
• falter
• stumble
• reel
• flounder
• toddle
• totter
• stagger
• vacillate
• waddle
• hobble
• waver
• buck
• blunder
• jolt
• hitch
• undulate
• oscillate
• teeter
• wag
• dodder
• waggle

2

as in to shake

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shake
• falter
• wobble
• tremble
• vibrate
• shudder
• totter
• wabble
• lurch
• waver
• quiver
• quake
• stumble
• flounder
• teeter
• toddle
• reel
• stagger
• weave
• quaver
• careen

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as in to stun

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stun
• daze
• paralyze
• hit
• punch
• strike
• slam
• knock silly
• smack
• knock out
• slap
• rap
• pound
• knock for a loop
• bop
• bang
• belt
• sock
• hammer
• whack
• thump
• slug
• numb
• chop
• clock
• deaden
• beat
• bash
• bludgeon
• stupefy
• pummel
• knock down
• whale
• thwack
• benumb
• clobber
• batter
• smite
• clout
• buffet
• pelt
• cuff
• bonk
• maul
• paste
• swat
• bowl over
• mangle
• wallop
• bung
• drub

4

as in to surprise

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

the news of the mayor's sudden death rocked the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surprise
• stun
• shock
• amaze
• startle
• astonish
• dumfound
• thunderstrike
• take aback
• floor
• take by surprise
• surprize
• bowl over
• dumbfound
• stupefy
• astound
• flabbergast
• blow away
• shake up
• jar
• blindside
• daze
• perplex
• muddle
• disconcert
• bewilder
• befuddle
• nonplus
• knock for a loop
• dismay
• confuse
• confound
• discomfit

rock

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adjective

as in rocklike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rocklike
• adamantine
• compacted
• compressed
• substantial
• condensed
• sound
• indurated
• hardened
• resistant
• sturdy
• tempered
• stiffened
• tough
• solid
• strong
• unyielding
• rigid
• crush-proof
• inelastic
• unbending
• case-hardened
• inflexible
• stiff
• tense
• firm
• hard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soft
• spongy
• mushy
• flabby
• squishy
• pulpy
• fleshy
• squashy
• doughy
• squooshy
• floppy
• slack
• limp
• flaccid
• yielding
• lank
• droopy

rocks

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noun (2)

plural of rock, slang

as in gems

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament

a trophy wife with enough rocks to open her own jewelry store

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gems
• jewels
• gemstones
• brilliants
• jewelries
• baubles
• trinkets
• zircons
• scarabs
• bijoux
• cabochons
• cameos
• rhinestones
• baguettes
• crown jewels
• birthstones
• solitaires
• pastes
• bijous
• teardrops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughs

rocks

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of rock

1

as in sways

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sways
• lurches
• shakes
• rolls
• tosses
• jerks
• vibrates
• wobbles
• seesaws
• halts
• tumbles
• wabbles
• careens
• weaves
• pitches
• falters
• totters
• flounders
• reels
• stumbles
• toddles
• wavers
• staggers
• waddles
• vacillates
• hobbles
• undulates
• jolts
• bucks
• blunders
• teeters
• hitches
• oscillates
• waggles
• dodders
• wags

2

as in wobbles

to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wobbles
• shakes
• falters
• trembles
• totters
• vibrates
• shudders
• wavers
• wabbles
• lurches
• quivers
• teeters
• flounders
• quakes
• stumbles
• toddles
• weaves
• reels
• staggers
• quavers
• careens

3

as in stuns

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuns
• dazes
• punches
• paralyzes
• hits
• strikes
• slams
• knocks silly
• knocks out
• socks
• pounds
• slaps
• smacks
• bangs
• knocks for a loop
• hammers
• slugs
• deadens
• thumps
• benumbs
• belts
• chops
• thwacks
• whales
• bashes
• bowls over
• bludgeons
• raps
• beats
• knocks down
• clocks
• stupefies
• whacks
• numbs
• clouts
• pelts
• mauls
• bonks
• pummels
• bops
• smites
• batters
• clobbers
• wallops
• swats
• pastes
• buffets
• cuffs
• mangles
• drubs
• bungs

4

as in surprises

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

the news of the mayor's sudden death rocked the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surprises
• amazes
• shocks
• stuns
• startles
• astonishes
• dumfounds
• bowls over
• surprizes
• floors
• flabbergasts
• stupefies
• astounds
• thunderstrikes
• dumbfounds
• jars
• takes by surprise
• takes aback
• blows away
• dazes
• nonplusses
• perplexes
• disconcerts
• bewilders
• blindsides
• muddles
• nonpluses
• befuddles
• shakes up
• dismays
• confuses
• discomfits
• knocks for a loop
• confounds

Phrases Containing rock

• rock bottom