Synonyms of pokes

pokes 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of poke

1

as in jabs

a quick thrust

please stop giving the cat pokes while it's trying to sleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jabs
• punches
• digs
• pushes
• nudges
• shoves
• sticks
• lunges
• stabs
• dabs
• jerks
• jams
• jogs

2

as in blows

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

you'd better shut up if you don't want a poke on the nose

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blows
• swipes
• slaps
• punches
• thumps
• hits
• whacks
• knocks
• thuds
• smacks
• strokes
• licks
• spanks
• slams
• pounds
• bangs
• beats
• claps
• swats
• hooks
• clips
• kicks
• bops
• bashes
• switches
• thwacks
• hacks
• smashes
• raps
• biffs
• chops
• lashes
• whams
• fillips
• douses
• hands
• whaps
• plumps
• socks
• picks
• pelts
• dabs
• clouts
• wallops
• cracks
• bats
• haymakers
• stripes
• lickings
• belts
• welts
• cuffs
• swings
• slugs
• knees
• buffets
• stingers
• busts
• boxes
• counterpunches
• whops
• beatings
• larrups
• counters
• shivers
• whips
• counterstrokes
• lefts
• counterblows
• uppercuts
• body blows
• counter-blows
• counter-strokes
• rabbit punches
• batterings
• sucker punches
• roundhouses
• thrashings
• rights
• whippings
• knockdowns
• drubbings
• sidewinders
• crunchers
• bastinadoes
• one-twos
• knockouts
• pastings
• KOs
• kayos
• bastinades
• wallopings
• right-handers

3

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

the constantly bickering husband and wife seem unable to let five minutes pass without an exchange of gratuitous pokes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• sarcasms
• slaps
• barbs
• outrages
• digs
• disses
• offences
• darts
• attacks
• indignities
• slights
• slurs
• affronts
• girds
• names
• brickbats
• epithets
• taunts
• cuts
• jibes
• offenses
• dises
• personalities
• mocks
• sneers
• disgraces
• criticisms
• swipes
• gibes
• quips
• abuses
• put-downs
• shames
• jeers
• catcalls
• knocks
• invectives
• vituperations
• tortures
• slams
• disapprovals
• dishonors
• torments
• opprobriums

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• praises
• commendations
• accolades
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

• compliments
• praises
• commendations
• accolades
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

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pokes

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of poke, chiefly Southern & Midland

as in pouches

a container made of a flexible material (as paper or plastic)

the old warning against buying a pig in a poke

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pouches
• bags
• sacks
• backpacks
• packages
• packs
• traveling bags
• packets
• bundles
• tote bags
• duffel bags
• wallets
• purses
• work bags
• ditty bags
• portmanteaux
• portmanteaus
• pocketbooks
• shopping bags
• kit bags
• flight bags
• totes
• barracks bags
• garment bags
• carryalls
• knapsacks
• satchels
• rucksacks
• parcels
• haversacks
• handbags

pokes

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of poke

1

as in protrudes

to extend outward beyond a usual point

saw his head poking through the window

Synonyms & Similar Words

• protrudes
• bulges
• juts
• swells
• beetles
• stands out
• billows
• pouts
• bellies
• pouches
• balloons
• projects
• bunches
• sticks out
• overhangs
• starts
• stretches
• extends
• bags
• pooches
• inflates
• dilates
• domes
• lengthens
• distends
• expands
• mushrooms
• snowballs
• elongates
• blows up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compresses
• shrinks
• condenses
• contracts
• constricts

• compresses
• shrinks
• condenses
• contracts
• constricts

2

as in interferes

to interest oneself in what is not one's concern

told him to stop poking into other people's business

Synonyms & Similar Words

• interferes
• messes
• snoops
• pries
• intervenes
• intrudes
• meddles
• obtrudes
• noses
• butts in
• interlopes
• intermeddles
• invades
• encroaches
• fiddles
• intercedes
• plays
• tampers
• interposes
• mucks (about or around)
• trespasses
• monkeys
• fools
• infringes
• chisels (in)
• barges (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• ignores
• shuns
• eschews
• disregards
• neglects
• overlooks

• avoids
• ignores
• shuns
• eschews
• disregards
• neglects
• overlooks

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3

as in crawls

to move or act slowly

just poked around all morning and didn't accomplish much

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crawls
• drags
• lingers
• delays
• strolls
• creeps
• shuffles
• plays
• diddles
• lags
• loiters
• dawdles
• mopes
• marks time
• hangs fire
• stalls
• falls behind
• lollygags
• staggers
• drops behind
• dallies
• drags one's heels
• tarries
• saunters
• lallygags
• lounges
• ambles
• dillydallies
• drags one's feet
• idles
• loafs
• takes one's time
• lolls
• inches
• shilly-shallies
• eases
• fools around
• lumbers
• decelerates
• trifles
• plods
• messes around
• temporizes
• potters (around)
• procrastinates
• putters (around)
• fiddles (around)
• filibusters
• hangs (around or out)
• monkeys (around)
• slows (down or up)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rips
• rushes
• runs
• scurries
• flies
• tears
• hurries
• dashes
• scoots
• barrels
• races
• courses
• whirls
• whisks
• speeds
• whizzes
• zips
• hastens
• scrambles
• scuds
• hustles
• bolts
• darts
• rockets
• careers
• humps
• runs
• hurtles
• trots
• jogs
• breezes
• bowls
• gallops
• stampedes
• hotfoots (it)
• sprints
• accelerates
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• outruns
• overtakes
• outpaces
• outstrips
• catches up
• fast-forwards

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• rips
• rushes
• runs
• scurries
• flies
• tears
• hurries
• dashes
• scoots
• barrels
• races
• courses
• whirls
• whisks
• speeds
• whizzes
• zips
• hastens
• scrambles
• scuds
• hustles
• bolts
• darts
• rockets
• careers
• humps
• runs
• hurtles
• trots
• jogs
• breezes
• bowls
• gallops
• stampedes
• hotfoots (it)
• sprints
• accelerates
• quickens
• speeds (up)
• outruns
• overtakes
• outpaces
• outstrips
• catches up
• fast-forwards

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4

as in drags

to move slowly

they were just poking along home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drags
• crawls
• shuffles
• creeps
• slouches
• limps
• snails
• inches
• oozes
• noses
• plods
• trudges
• creaks (along)
• shambles
• lumbers
• tramps

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flies
• races
• speeds
• floats
• glides
• whizzes
• zips
• sails
• hurries
• tears

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• flies
• races
• speeds
• floats
• glides
• whizzes
• zips
• sails
• hurries
• tears

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