Synonyms of socks

socks 1 of 3

noun (1)

plural of sock

as in stockings

a close-fitting covering for the foot and leg

black socks to go with black pants and shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stockings
• hose
• anklets
• bootees
• kneesocks
• bobby socks
• hosieries
• support hoses

socks

2 of 3

noun (2)

plural of sock

as in punches

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

a wiseacre who deserves a good sock in the face

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

socks

3 of 3

verb

present tense third-person singular of sock

as in knocks

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

kept socking the punching bag until he was exhausted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knocks
• hits
• punches
• slaps
• bangs
• clips
• smacks
• pounds
• claps
• slams
• strikes
• bats
• boxes
• whacks
• nails
• swipes
• cracks
• kicks
• tags
• taps
• belts
• licks
• hammers
• clocks
• clouts
• thumps
• slugs
• whales
• swats
• flicks
• jabs
• raps
• thwacks
• bobs
• pokes
• chops
• bashes
• smites
• zaps
• shoves
• pastes
• bonks
• biffs
• wallops
• bops
• bludgeons
• cuffs
• clobbers
• pushes
• busts
• bumps
• strokes
• slogs
• stabs
• knees
• laces
• stamps
• peppers
• hangs one on
• batters
• beats
• pelts
• butts
• mauls
• scuffs
• decks
• beans
• drubs
• floors
• roughs
• lashes
• creams
• pummels
• mangles
• buffets
• bunts
• bowls (down or over)
• slashes
• brains
• canes
• whips
• skulls
• clubs
• pommels
• jostles
• prods
• bungs
• dumps
• knocks down
• sledges
• spears
• switches
• levels
• conks
• fells
• saps
• lambastes
• cudgels
• flails
• sucker punches
• flogs
• rabbit-punches
• thrashes
• sledgehammers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of socks

Noun

Blends Athletic socks made from blends are often part wool, part cotton and sometimes part polyester or other synthetic. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Styles opted for a relaxed black suit, white t-shirt, red socks, and black lace-up dress shoes. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 Aug. 2026

These would be perfect for slipping into to go to the grocery store or to wear to a pilates class with grippy socks. — Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 22 Aug. 2026

Some managers and scouts visited Ewood Park when Wharton was a teenager at Blackburn Rovers and decided that the skinny kid with a buzz cut and his socks rolled down ‘isn’t one for us’. — Stuart James, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

After application, wear cotton socks overnight to lock in the moisture. — Mary Honkus, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

As Brock Purdy stood in the visitors’ locker room in his super-comfortable toe socks, he was asked if any 49ers talked about returning to SoFi Stadium this season. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Wearing long sleeves, pants and socks can also help prevent mosquito bites. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Verb

Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026

The makeup department added scars to Shaynak’s knees and legs to reflect his character’s backstory, but the compression socks Shaynak wore were his own. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026

In addition to tops and bottoms, don’t forget to snag this pair of Merino wool socks for just $11. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026

Ten years after his expulsion, Saleh’s third feature in the trilogy, after Boy From Heaven, socks it to Egypt’s military leaders and General Intelligence Service (GIS), and by implication al-Sisi. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025

Phrases Containing socks

• knock one's socks off