Synonyms of tip

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noun (1)

1

as in advice

a piece of advice or useful information especially from an expert

got some tips from a horticulturist on how to get my violets to bloom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• advice
• recommendation
• suggestion
• instruction
• pointer
• hint
• direction
• assistance
• lead
• feedback
• guidance
• sign
• solution
• warning
• reminder
• observation
• clue
• signal
• advisement
• answer
• tip-off
• brief
• counsel
• prompt
• cautioning
• caution
• telltale
• urging

2

as in scoop

information not generally available to the public

investigators are trying to determine whether the investor illegally received a tip that the company's stock was about to plunge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scoop
• information
• rumor
• book
• skinny
• inside
• dope
• news
• poop
• lowdown
• 411
• story
• hint
• dish
• pointer
• word
• gossip
• dirt
• intelligence
• tidings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ancient history
• open secret

tip

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noun (2)

1

as in bonus

a small sum of money given for a service over and above what is due

gave our waiter an extra large tip for such fantastic service

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bonus
• gift
• gratuity
• reward
• present
• contribution
• donation
• perquisite
• favor
• offering
• largess
• lagniappe
• largesse

2

as in dividend

something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed

a customer who always gives his paper carrier a very generous tip at Christmastime

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bonus
• dividend
• gift
• contribution
• gratuity
• extra
• donation
• perk
• gravy train
• pension
• gravy
• presentation
• reward
• throw-in
• perquisite
• present
• offering
• lagniappe
• donative
• prize
• subsidy
• bounty
• generosity
• award
• grant
• cumshaw
• premium
• windfall
• boon
• benefaction
• largess
• bestowal
• icing
• beneficence
• benevolence
• giveaway
• largesse
• favor
• charity
• philanthropy
• freebie
• fringe benefit
• manna
• freebee

tip

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noun (3)

1

as in tilt

the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle

she didn't say anything but just acknowledged our presence with a tip of her head

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilt
• list
• bend
• cock
• angling
• inclination
• nod
• twist
• turn
• dip
• bow
• veer

2

as in landfill

chiefly British a place where discarded materials (as trash) are dumped

you simply cannot dispose of leftover petrol at the tip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• landfill
• dump
• sanitary landfill
• dustbin
• transfer station
• kitchen midden
• midden
• dustheap
• junkyard
• mess
• sty
• pigpen
• pigsty

tip

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noun (4)

as in end

the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow

the tip of a knitting needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• end
• point
• cusp
• nose
• apex
• pike
• pinpoint
• tine
• nib
• prong
• spike
• sticker
• snag
• barb
• prickle
• jag

tip

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verb (1)

ˈtip 

as in to slope

to set or cause to be at an angle

be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• slope
• tilt
• angle
• lean
• heel
• incline
• cock
• list
• slant
• cant
• pitch
• bend
• bank
• deviate
• retreat
• descend
• veer
• swerve
• decline
• recline

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straighten
• level
• even
• flatten

tipped

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adjective

as in pointed

tapering to a thin tip

a round-tipped needle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pointed
• sharp
• barbed
• peaked
• jagged
• pointy
• spired
• spiked
• spiny
• spiky
• pronged
• needlelike
• spikey
• knifelike
• spikelike
• bladelike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rounded
• dull
• blunt

tipped

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verb (2)

past tense of tip

as in tilted

to set or cause to be at an angle

be careful because if you tip your cup any more, you'll spill your tea

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tilted
• sloped
• leaned
• angled
• cocked
• inclined
• slanted
• listed
• pitched
• heeled
• canted
• banked
• veered
• deviated
• bent
• descended
• retreated
• swerved
• declined
• reclined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flattened
• straightened
• leveled
• levelled
• evened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tip

Noun

In general, the CDC recommends following several food safety tips to try to prevent food poisoning. —Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 May 2025

The bill that has advanced in the House would make permanent essentially all of the individual income tax breaks from the 2017 law and temporarily cut taxes on tips and overtime. —Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 May 2025

Verb

The team’s style of play is night and day compared with last season and should be something fans can look forward to as the season tips off. —Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025

Those tipped to step into her shoes—Wagner, Mehdi Hasan—haven’t managed to match her. —Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 9 May 2025

Verb

The Herald was also tipped off about letters that had been sent to Fernandez Rundle concerning new allegations against Kamlet that were also inexplicably not part of his case file. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025

Switching to the higher-resolution ultra-wide camera would bring the S25 Ultra in line with Google’s Pixel 9 Pro, which uses a 48-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and potentially with Apple’s 2025 iPhone 16 Pro, which is hotly tipped to undergo a similar ultra-wide camera upgrade. —Paul Monckton, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

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