Synonyms of poked

poked

verb

past tense of poke

1

as in protruded

to extend outward beyond a usual point

saw his head poking through the window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protruded
• bulged
• jutted
• swelled
• pouted
• billowed
• ballooned
• stood out
• bunched
• projected
• pouched
• bellied
• started
• stuck out
• beetled
• overhung
• pooched
• stretched
• bagged
• extended
• inflated
• lengthened
• distended
• dilated
• domed
• mushroomed
• expanded
• elongated
• blew up
• snowballed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• contracted
• compressed
• condensed
• shrank
• constricted

2

as in interfered

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

told him to stop poking into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interfered
• messed
• snooped
• pried
• intervened
• intruded
• meddled
• nosed
• obtruded
• butted in
• intermeddled
• interloped
• invaded
• interceded
• fooled
• mucked (about or around)
• fiddled
• encroached
• trespassed
• interposed
• played
• tampered
• infringed
• chiseled (in)
• monkeyed
• barged (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• ignored
• shunned
• eschewed
• neglected
• disregarded
• overlooked

3

as in lingered

to move or act slowly

just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lingered
• dragged
• crawled
• delayed
• strolled
• crept
• played
• loitered
• shuffled
• diddled
• dawdled
• lagged
• stalled
• hung fire
• fell behind
• dropped behind
• lollygagged
• lounged
• dallied
• marked time
• tarried
• moped
• staggered
• dillydallied
• sauntered
• idled
• ambled
• took one's time
• loafed
• dragged one's feet
• trifled
• shilly-shallied
• inched
• lolled
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• fooled around
• eased
• hung (around or out)
• decelerated
• lumbered
• plodded
• temporized
• messed around
• slowed (down or up)
• procrastinated
• monkeyed (around)
• filibustered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• ripped
• rushed
• ran
• raced
• tore
• hurried
• sped
• bolted
• scooted
• dashed
• whirled
• scurried
• whisked
• hastened
• whizzed
• darted
• zipped
• rocketed
• scrambled
• scudded
• hustled
• coursed
• barreled
• humped
• hurtled
• ran
• trotted
• stampeded
• breezed
• bowled
• jogged
• sprinted
• galloped
• careered
• accelerated
• quickened
• hotfooted (it)
• sped (up)
• overtook
• caught up
• outpaced
• outstripped
• outran
• fast-forwarded

4

as in dragged

to move slowly

they were just poking along home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dragged
• crawled
• crept
• shuffled
• slouched
• inched
• oozed
• limped
• nosed
• creaked (along)
• snailed
• plodded
• trudged
• shambled
• tramped
• lumbered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flew
• raced
• sped
• floated
• sailed
• whizzed
• hurried
• zipped
• tore
• glided

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of poked

Over the past few years, a steady increase has been reported of workers getting poked by needles in the trash. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Benson later had a pass poked out by Texans corner Tremon Smith. — Sam Warren, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Defender Kevin O'Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute. — CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Somebody had taken a cosmic needle and poked holes in the dome so that the light could filter in. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Defender Kevin O’Toole poked the ball away, but Mboma Dem put away a sliding first-touch shot that opened the scoring in the 11th minute. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

In the 2024 playoffs, Carrington poked Fever phenom Caitlin Clark in the eye. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Offering a clever twist, the warm cake is poked with the handle of a wooden spoon, creating space for a vanilla-pineapple pudding to sink deep into the crumb. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026

Heads poked from windows along Kedzie Avenue, where residents applauded from their apartments. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026