Synonyms of rocks

rocks 1 of 2

noun

plural of rock, slang

as in jewels

a usually valuable stone cut and polished for ornament

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jewels
• gems
• gemstones
• brilliants
• jewelries
• baubles
• trinkets
• zircons
• scarabs
• cabochons
• cameos
• rhinestones
• baguettes
• crown jewels
• birthstones
• solitaires
• pastes
• bijous
• teardrops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughs

rocks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rock

1

as in sways

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

the boat was rocking so much that several passengers felt seasick

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sways
• lurches
• shakes
• rolls
• tosses
• jerks
• vibrates
• wobbles
• seesaws
• halts
• tumbles
• careens
• weaves
• pitches
• falters
• totters
• flounders
• reels
• stumbles
• toddles
• wavers
• staggers
• waddles
• vacillates
• hobbles
• undulates
• jolts
• bucks
• blunders
• teeters
• hitches
• oscillates
• waggles
• dodders
• wags

2

as in shakes

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 & Similar Words

• shakes
• falters
• wobbles
• trembles
• totters
• vibrates
• shudders
• wavers
• lurches
• quivers
• teeters
• stumbles
• toddles
• flounders
• quakes
• weaves
• reels
• staggers
• quavers
• careens

3

as in stuns

to make senseless or dizzy by a blow

she rocked the mugger with a single punch and then ran

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stuns
• dazes
• punches
• paralyzes
• hits
• strikes
• slams
• knocks silly
• knocks out
• socks
• pounds
• slaps
• smacks
• bangs
• knocks for a loop
• hammers
• slugs
• deadens
• thumps
• benumbs
• belts
• chops
• thwacks
• whales
• bashes
• bowls over
• bludgeons
• raps
• beats
• knocks down
• clocks
• stupefies
• whacks
• numbs
• clouts
• pelts
• mauls
• bonks
• pummels
• bops
• smites
• batters
• clobbers
• wallops
• swats
• pastes
• buffets
• cuffs
• mangles
• drubs
• bungs

4

as in surprises

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

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• surprises
• shocks
• amazes
• stuns
• startles
• astonishes
• bowls over
• floors
• flabbergasts
• stupefies
• astounds
• thunderstrikes
• dumbfounds
• jars
• takes aback
• takes by surprise
• dazes
• blows away
• confuses
• disconcerts
• bewilders
• perplexes
• blindsides
• muddles
• befuddles
• shakes up
• dismays
• nonpluses
• discomfits
• knocks for a loop
• confounds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rocks

Noun

There’s item substitution, where fraudsters mail back rocks, bricks or empty boxes instead of the product. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Did faraway comets or space rocks deliver the essential ingredients to us? — CBS News, 13 July 2026

Cleveland rocks for affordable housing, with an average price that is a little more than one-third that of Boston. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026

Upon returning to Earth, the crew of Apollo 11 had to fill in a customs form at Honolulu Airport to declare their cargo of Moon rocks and samples. — Elijah Tan, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Mars has two moons, a pair of spudlike rocks called Deimos and Phobos. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore. — Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing. — Illia Novikov, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

And each time another first-time climber reaches the top, the applause rising from the rocks below suggests that, little by little, that community is growing. — ABC News, 5 July 2026

Verb

Mindy Kaling rocks a butter yellow outfit outside Good Morning America on July 9 in New York City. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Here, Jordyn Woods rocks her goddess braids in a ponytail with the top two front braids left loose for a soft, tendril-y look. — Kara Jillian Brown, InStyle, 9 July 2026

There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night. — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

In the front row, a young mother rocks her baby on her shoulders, waiting for the music to begin. — Ayushi Shah, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

But when a tsunami rocks their island, profound tragedy ensues, and immediately ups the stakes of a brief encounter. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 2026