Synonyms of pike

pike 1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈpīk 

as in road

a passage cleared for public vehicular travel

you can take the pike all the way to the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• road
• street
• highway
• thoroughfare
• route
• freeway
• turnpike
• expressway
• boulevard
• roadway
• carriageway
• artery
• arterial
• causeway
• way
• drive
• avenue
• interstate
• lane
• thruway
• row
• pass
• high road
• drag
• motorway
• parkway
• alley
• corridor
• trace
• trail
• bypass
• switchback
• beltway
• branch
• autobahn
• superhighway
• dual carriageway
• crossroad
• Main Street
• ring road
• track
• byway
• side road
• side street
• secondary road
• high street
• through street
• alleyway
• corniche
• autostrada
• mews
• place
• close
• dead end
• autoroute
• circle
• cul-de-sac
• backstreet
• shunpike
• laneway
• bystreet

pike

2 of 4

noun (2)

as in spear

a weapon with a long straight handle and sharp head or blade

a foot soldier armed with a pike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spear
• javelin
• lance
• dart
• shaft
• pikestaff
• trident
• spike
• halberd
• harpoon
• gaff
• leister

pike

3 of 4

noun (3)

as in tip

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

the spear's metal pike was designed to cause a gaping wound when it was pulled out of the victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

pike

4 of 4

verb

as in to bayonet

Related Words

• bayonet
• poniard
• quill
• thrust
• perforate
• prong
• gimlet
• knife
• dirk
• riddle
• prick
• punch
• spear
• spindle
• poke
• lance
• slice
• pink
• spit
• stab
• pinprick
• stick
• harpoon
• impale
• spike
• jab
• run through
• gore
• skewer
• pierce
• peck
• transfix
• puncture
• cut
• pick
• transpierce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pike

Noun

The pike is a dynamic but destabilizing force on the body, which is excellent for balance recovery. — Mallory Creveling, Health, 9 July 2026

Most fishermen confine their angling to early morning and late evening, and the pike fishermen of early spring have given up in disgust. — Jack G. Mell, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Verb

This works best for larger pike fillets (pike in the 22-inch to 30-inch range). — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 15 Sep. 2023

Don't let your hips drop or pike up; pull your belly button up toward your spine and push the floor away from you with your hands. — Mallory Creveling, Health, 3 Sep. 2023

Phrases Containing pike

• pike (out or off)