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rock

noun , slang

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament

a trophy wife with enough rocks to open her own jewelry store

Synonyms of rock

brilliant, gem, gemstone, jewel

Words Related to rock

bauble, bijou, trinket

baguette, cabochon, cameo, scarab, solitaire, teardrop

paste, rhinestone, zircon

crown jewels, jewelry

Near Antonyms of rock

rock

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rock

1 to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick

Synonyms of rock

careen, lurch, pitch, roll, seesaw, sway, toss, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to rock

blunder, buck, dodder, falter, flounder, halt, hitch, hobble, jerk, jolt, reel, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, toddle, totter, tumble, vacillate, vibrate, waddle, waver, weave

oscillate, undulate, wag, waggle

2 to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side

the drunk rocked on his heels for a moment and then fell flat on his back

Synonyms of rock

falter, teeter, totter, waver, wobble (also wabble)

Words Related to rock

flounder, lurch, stumble, toddle

quake, quaver, quiver, shake, shudder, tremble, vibrate

careen, reel, stagger, weave

3 to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran

Synonyms of rock

Words Related to rock

deaden, knock out, paralyze

benumb, numb, stupefy

bowl over, knock down

bang, bash, belt, bludgeon, bonk, bop, clobber, clock, clout, hammer, hit, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale

batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, mangle, maul, pelt, pummel

Phrases Synonymous with rock

knock for a loop, knock silly

4 to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected

the news of the mayor's sudden death rocked the city

Synonyms of rock

amaze, astonish, astound, bowl over, dumbfound (also dumfound), flabbergast, floor, shock, startle, stun, stupefy, surprise (also surprize), thunderstrike

Words Related to rock

befuddle, bewilder, blindside, blow away, confound, confuse, daze, discomfit, disconcert, dismay, jar, muddle, nonplus, perplex, shake up

Phrases Synonymous with rock

knock for a loop, take aback, take by surprise

Synonym Discussion of rock

shake, agitate, rock, convulse mean to move up and down or to and fro with some violence. shake often carries a further implication of a particular purpose.

- shake well before using

agitate suggests a violent and prolonged tossing or stirring.

- an ocean agitated by storms

rock suggests a swinging or swaying motion resulting from violent impact or upheaval.

- the whole city was rocked by the explosion

convulse suggests a violent pulling or wrenching as of a body in a paroxysm.

- spectators were convulsed with laughter

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