Thesaurus
poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
- a poke on the nose
bang, bash, bat, beat, belt, blow, bop, box, buffet, bust, chop, clap, clip, clout, crack, cuff, dab, fillip, hack, haymaker, hit, hook, knock, lash, lick, pelt, plump, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smash, sock, spank, stinger, stripe, stroke, swat, swipe, switch, thud, thump, thwack, wallop, welt, whack, wham, whop (also whap)
counter, counterblow, counterpunch, counterstroke
body blow, hand, kick, knee, left, one-two, rabbit punch, right, right-hander, roundhouse, shiver, sidewinder, sucker punch, swing, uppercut
cruncher, kayo, knockdown, knockout, KO
battering, beating, bludgeoning, clobbering, cudgeling (or cudgelling), drubbing, hammering, lambasting, licking, pasting, pounding, pummeling (also pummelling), thrashing
- She thanked everyone, but couldn't resist taking a poke at those who had doubted her.
poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
- the old warning against buying a pig in a poke
poke
Synonyms and Antonyms of poke
- saw his head poking through the window
- We told him to stop poking into other people's business.
- I just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much.
drag one's feet (also drag one's heels), drop behind, fall behind, hang fire, mark time, take one's time
- They were just poking along home.
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