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plural of spike
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(Entry 1 of 2)
2
as in jumps, run-ups
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for spikes
- accretions,
- accruals,
- addenda
- (also addendums),
- additions,
- augmentations,
- boosts,
- expansions,
- gains,
- increases,
- increments,
- more,
- pluses
- (also plusses),
- proliferations,
- raises,
- rises,
- step-ups,
- supplements,
- upticks
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for spikes
spikes
verbpresent tense third-person singular of spike
Synonyms & Antonyms of spikes (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object
- scorpions use their stinger-equipped tails to spike their prey
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2
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
- he spiked what otherwise would have been a dry economic lecture with some jokes and anecdotes
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Near Antonyms for spikes
- burns out,
- debilitates,
- does in,
- drains,
- enervates,
- enfeebles,
- exhausts,
- fags,
- fatigues,
- harasses,
- kayoes,
- knocks out,
- saps,
- tuckers (out),
- undermines,
- washes out,
- weakens,
- wearies,
- wears,
- wears out
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